Chapter 12 Study Guide

feudalism-W ay of life based on ownership and use of land
fief- They worked the land
lord- Owned the land
vassal- Used the land but agreed to be in the lords army
knight- Appionted warriors that fought for the king
chivalry- Code of honor that knights had to swear to
heraldry- Colorful, unique symbols, Similar to a Coat of Arms
castle- Heavily fortified dwellings built for nobles
joust- A sport played betwwen knights
tournament- jousting that lasted an entire day
manor- Estates that belonged to the nobles
serf- Farmers that worked on the manors
Truce of God- No fighting on sundays
Peace of God-
burg- community of traviling merchants
middle class- Burgers, between nobility and peasents
trade fair- Merchants from all over
guild- Consisted of merchants, artisans, and craftsmen
black death- Form of Bubonic Plague, 25 million people died in europe between 1334-1351(almost half of the European pop)
Chaucer- He wrote Cantiberry Tails
trivium- Grammer, Rhetoric, and logic, part of the medieval cirriculum
quadrivium- Arithmetic, music, Geometry, and Astronomy, Part of the Medieval Cirriculum
scholasticism- Theology, and Greek Philosophy, Most schools were under authority of the Roman Catholic Church
Brethren of the Common Life- Christian group
humanism- intese interests in the subject of humanities
patron- donated money to the arts
Sistine Chapel- Chapel Michalangelo played in
Medicis- Powerfull and influential Flourintine family
Thomas Aquinas-called a "dumb ox", but had a brilliant mind

William of Ockham educated at Oxford. && said Bible was the ultimate
authority.

John Wycliffe- Translated the Bible into their formal language
John Huss- Student of Whcliffe
Gerhard Groote
Dante wrote Divine Comedy. && one of the few pieces of Medieval literature

Petrarch- Father of Huminism

Bocaccio-wrote "The Decameron"
Michelangelo-"Renaissance Man" most famous paintings would be Sistine Chapel and The Last Supper && He was supported by the Medici Family.
Flanders-
Machiavelli-wrote "The Prince"
Giotto-Famous Artist of the Italian Renaissance
DaVinci-Famous Artist of the Italian Renaissance &&
painted the Mona Lisa
Prague-Famous Artist of the Italian Renaissance