Collapse and Renewal in
Medieval Europe
History 101
March 15, 2010
Collapse and Renewal in
Medieval Europe
The Carolingians
The Carolingian Empire
Collapse After Charlemagne
Vikings and Magyars
The Carolingians
Maior domus for Merovingian kings in Austra
Guide to Exams
Your exams will be given during the entire class period on Tuesday, September 22. You only need to
bring with you something to write with, preferably with blue or black ink or a pencil. You will have 50
minutes (12:30-1:20 pm) to answer que
Chapter 3 Notes (Part 1): The Greeks in the Polis
The people of Athens, Greece around 500BC created the first democracy. POLIS:
term for an ancient Greek city-state ( a system that reached it height 700-300BC)This era is sometimes called the Hellenic Peri
CLASSICAL GREECE:
Democracy comes from the word DEMOKRATIA: a term coined in Athens in the 5th century BC
to describe the citys system of direct government.
To them, elections mattered less, people had direct participation
Citizenship was restricted, w
HIST 101
Discussion Topic #2
Classical Greece:
Basic summary from passage from Pericles:
We are not like others, we are a democracy of the people for the people and are ruled by
the majority.
Analysis:
The Greek demokratia is a foundation for our democrac
University of South Carolina
History 101 Sec 1-9
Prof. Adam M. Schor
Lecture Outline, 1/14/2013
Introduction to Western Civilizations
Key Question: Which ancient societies should be considered the roots of Western
Civilization?
Past scholars methods for d
Class Notes: Lecture 4
Chapter 3
1/30/13
Classical Greek Society
Greek Democracy: Their polis were much smaller than most states today. Their
cities were not just states, but were also religious organizations. There was no
separation of state and religion
Chapter 6
Augustus (63 BC- AD 14, Roman Empire) - first Roman emperor, created new government out
of ruins of republic, fed urban poor and gave farms to landless peasants, stabilized borders.
began long period of prosperity and stability in Roman Empire
V
Hadrians Wall (AD 122-126, England) built by Hadrian, protected Romans from raids by tribes
of Scotland, represents strategy of stationary frontier defense
Pompeii (destroyed in 79 AD, RE) population of 20,000. destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. the town
was pr
Diocletian (284-305)- persecuted Christians, divided RE in two, expanded army, developed
tetrarchy, increased division of RE into districts with several more officials, ended the third
century crisis and gave RE new life that continued with Constantine
Au
Ch. 9
guilds- (12th century) medieval Europe, voluntary associations of people who shared common
crafts or trades, united citizens with common interests
Investiture controversy-(middle ages) Gregory VII, a series of Popes challenged the authority of
Europ
Chapter 10
Cluny/Cluniac order- (910) Duke William of Aquitaine, monastery in France that became a
model for religious reform for a couple hundred years
ordeal- middle ages, a judicial procedure that sought divine judgment by subjecting the accused
to a p
Germany
multiple ruling families in already fragile environment- led to more fragmentation
these families were each based in different areas
defeated by League of Lombard at Legnano
investiture controversy
further opposition from clergy
civil war
aristroc
Dominic de Guzman (b. 1170) A Spanish nobleman who preached against Albigensian heretics
and founded a religious order dedicated to preaching.
Dominicans - Dominic de Guzman order of preachers that provided opposition/alternative to
heretics while preachi
HIST 101
CH 11 VOCAB
CHARLEMAGNE ERA
Charlemagne- (r. 768-814, Aachen) greatest Medieval king, promoted unity within the kingdom
Christendom was acknowledged by Pope giving Church credence, issued a renewal on
theology and Church teachings, made Western E
Chapter 3 Notes: The Greeks in the Polis
The people of Athens, Greece around 500BC created the first democracy. POLIS: term for an
ancient Greek city-state ( a system that reached it height 700-300BC)- This era is sometimes
called the Hellenic Period
By t
Class Notes: Lecture 3
Chapter 3
1/28/13
Archaic and Classical Greece: Rise of the Polis: Classical Greek Culture
The polis: most distinctive feature of ancient Grecian society. Definition: a citizen-state. A
government, city, and territory seen as belong
Chapter 2- The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, ca. 1500-400BC: The Neo-Babylonian kings (600-539BC) ruled western Asia and rebuilt the city of Babylon which is represented by the Ishtar Gate and its symbols (like the bull in brick) A prophet,
CHAPTER 17 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Heliocentric
Johannes Kepler
mechanistic world-view
Empirical method
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Tycho Brahe
Cartesian dualism
Geocentric
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Learning Objectives
1.
Describe the bro
CHAPTER 15 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Cardinal Richelieu
Edict of Nantes
French Wars of Religion
Revolt of the Netherlands
Puritans
William Shakespeare
Peace of Westphalia
price revolution
Henry IV of France
Thirty Years' War
Elizabeth I o
CHAPTER 14 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Council of Trent
Augsburg Confession
Diet of Worms
Ignatius Loyola
Elizabethan Settlement
Martin Luther
Justification by faith alone
Teresa of Avila
Predestination
Counter-Reformation/Catholic Reform
I
CHAPTER 13 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Moctezuma II
pax Mongolica
Vasco da Gama
trading-post empire
Prester John
Hernn Corts
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Council of the Indies
Aztecs
Christopher Columbus
encomienda
Hernn Corts
Silk road
Doa Mari
CHAPTER 12 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Baldassare Castiglione
Desiderius Erasmus
Renaissance
Giovanni Boccaccio
humanism
Marsilio Ficino
Gonzaga court
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrecht Drer
Thomas More (also chpt. 14)
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Guarino of V
CHAPTER 11 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Black Death
conciliarists
Golden Bull
Great Schism
Hundred Years' War
putting-out system
Jan Hus
Rising of 1381
Spanish Inquisition
Council of Constance
Medici
Hanseatic League
Ciompi
Joan of Arc
Spani
CHAPTER 10 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Cluny/Cluniac order
ordeal
canon law
vassal (also see chpt. 8)
chivalry
Bernard of Clairvaux
serfs
Catharism
Mendicant Orders
Francis of Assisi
Dominic de Guzman
Dominicans
Anselm
Hildegard of Bingen
s
CHAPTER 9 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
guilds
Investiture controversy
feudal revolution
Magna Carta
Reconquista
Crusades
Frederick I Barbarossa
Henry IV of Germany
Pope Innocent III
Capetians
Norman Conquest
Jenghiz Khan
William the Conquero
CHAPTER 8 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
Alcuin
Byzantine Empire
iconoclasm
Treaty of Verdun
missi dominici
vassal
Papal States
Carolingian Renaissance
Donation of Constantine
Quran
Muhammad
caliphate
5 Pillars of Islam
Charlemagne
manor
Bede
CHAPTER 7 STUDY GUIDE
Identifications and Vocabulary
papacy
Apostolic succession
Constantine the Great
Council of Nicaea
Edict of Milan
Monasticism
Theodoric the Ostrogoth
Otium, amicita, & officium
Arianism
Clovis
tetrarchy
Diocletian
"Church Fathers"
Be
CHAPTER STUDY GUIDES
Each of the following study guides is designed to show you the key vocabulary, people,
places, events, and concepts found in each of the chapters in Noble and in the lectures. Although
the list may seem intimidating, you will probably
THE ANCESTORS OF THE WEST:
We know from ancient statutes found from a temple in the ancient Mesopotamian city Eshnunna that
early civilization was religious, artistic, literate, and structured with rank, and fascinated by men and
women relationships.
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