Europe
1.
Politics
a.
No centralized government, least stable in the world
b.
The Old
i.
Fragmented like Africa and Asian, feudalism and Roman
Catholicism are the only connections
ii.
Monarchs had a habit of doling out land (not for keepsies) in
exchange for loyalty and military service
1.
Gave out land bc they couldn’t manage their own affairs—
money was a problem
c.
Fiefdoms: owned by Tenants-in-chiefs, not ultimately loyal to the king nor
were the knights bc they could make money themselves
2.
Religion
a.
Catholicism
i.
good at keeping records, no crisis in bureaucracy, didn’t function
as an institution of explanations
ii.
distant and disinterested
iii.
2 things replaced the church—saint worship (leave offering, holy
waters, shrines, etc) and increased presence of popular preachers,
travel to different towns
iv.
Simony—corruption selling indulgences or offices, nepotism
(purchase of salvation or indulgences)
b.
Scholasticism
i.
read past as evidence of god and what he wanted us to do (old
way)
3.
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- Fall '08
- CLARK
- Feudalism, Leonardo Da Vinci, Simony—corruption selling indulgences, i. Francesco Petracha, ii. intellectual innovation
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