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EI1500 C ONE
EUROPE IN 1500 Class one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In early 1500 what decreased the population, but then subsided increasing the population again? | Black Death, bubonic plague, wars, famine |
| Europes __________states were more popular. | western |
| Which countries were not official? | Germany and Italy |
| Which western country was most popular in Europe in the 1500s? | France |
| Confederation in Europe. | Holy Roman Empire |
| Cities were smaller or larger compared to todays standards? | smaller |
| Which is the largest city in Western Europe? | Naples |
| How were economics in the 1500s? | changing |
| What was the economy like in the 1500s? | agricultural |
| Transportation in the 1500w was... | fairly primitive |
| How long would it take to get from London to Paris? | a week |
| What was the fastest way to travel? | sea travel; Oar propelled ship |
| 85-90% of people in the 1500s were... | subsistence farmers |
| Subsistence farming has even bigger numbers in... | Eastern Europe |
| what was subsistence farming? | farming for you and your families survival |
| What were some older industries in Europe in the 1500s? | cloth making, ship building, spice trade |
| What were some newer industries in Europe in the 1500s? | caused by the Gutenberg press: printing, wood cutting, forestry, production caused by arms race: production of new weapons, |
| ______ and______transformed the economy. | exploration and overseas expansion |
| As the west European states expand we start to see a shift in ________________. | economic power in Western Europe |
| Shifting westward towards: | atlantic coast, France, Spain, Portugal, ect. |
| Has European society in 1500 changed much since the Middle Ages? | no |
| How many classes of people were there in 1500 Europe and what were these classes called? | The classes were Called ESTATES, there were THREE, and they were the CLERGY, the NOBILITY, and EVERYONE ELSE |
| each estate had their own... | unique and distinct rights, privileges, and laws that applied to them |
| The clergy was made up of: | monks, nuns, bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and pope |
| 98% of the population were: | roman catholic. (there were no protestants) |
| all legal matters in the church were handled in... | in house church court system |
| the clergy/church was supported by ... | tithes; a 10% tax on your income that levels everyone in Europe |
| The clergy was often exempt from... | taxation |
| Were the people in the clergy devout or corrupt | many people in the clergy really were devout, poor, and modest. But some men were secular and had a need for power, success, money and pleasure. some would rule like a king or prince |
| What made up the nobility estate? | the old aristocratic fighting class: great nights, landowners, and futile lords of the Middle Ages |
| How did they fight? | On a battlefield with horses and heavy weapons. $$ |
| How were knights paid? | with fiefs (granted land from kings and lords) |
| How was fighting starting to change from the Middle Ages to the 1500s | there were doing less fighting and using more cannons and muskets |
| The nobility still has position of land power and influence?? | yes |
| In France the nobility class was mostly exempt from ________which would start and uproar in the revolution. | taxation |
| 85-90% of population fell witting this population... | Third estate:everyone else |
| the third estate was predominantly made up of _________. | peasantry |
| labor force= | peasantry |
| the peasantry had an overwhelming amount of.. | subsistence farmers/agriculture |
| Describe how the third estate differs by legal status: | Some peasants owned their own land and were legally free while others were not free or semi-free |
| Semi-free vs free peasants: | semi-free: don't own their own land, owe dues, fees, and taxes to their lord(very rare) free: in insurmountable debt, tied to land, agricultural slaves, can't be bought or sold. owed taxes, dues, and fees to the catholic church |
| those who make the least are... | taxed the most |
| after 1500 a ____________ starts to develop in the third estate. It was called_________. | middle class; bourgeoisie |
| Describe the Bourgeoisie | merchants, butchers, craftsman, non-agricultural |
| What were the four Western European states? | France England Spain Portugal |
| Everyone speaks the same language and shares a common culture and history | nation states |
| What's happening in the European nation states in 1500?? | -Powerful monarch in each -All in the process of centralizing their governments -Kings, monarchs, ect. are taking power, money, and prestige from their nobility -All these states are starting to expand westward (overseas exploration) |
| Just became the victors of a 100 year war. | France |
| Monarchy was dominated by Louis XII (12th) who was a powerhouse | France |
| Who were the two peoples fighting for political power in France? | nobility and the Roman Catholic church |
| Lost 100 years war to the French | England |
| Internal strife and civil war: | English war of the roses |
| English monarchs: | not as powerful as the French |
| ________________was signed saying that the English monarch is not above the law. | Magna Carta |
| Had to rule with parliament; a bicameral legislative body | English Monarchy |
| Representative Body elected | House of Commons |
| Hereditary Position | House of Lords |
| Not very strong... | The Holy Roman Empire (lacks centralizations) |
| Smaller parts of the Holy Roman Empire | archbishiopsrics and principalities |
| Holy Roman Empire was Mostly Dominated by this Disfigured Dynasty: | The Habsburgs |
| Experiencing Outward invasions: | Russia |
| Non European, Turkish empire | Ottoman Empire |
| Ottoman Empire: | -Southern Europe -muslim -unified and militarily aggressive -Laid siege to Constantinople |
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