HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Seven Deadly Sins, The Barbarian Invasions, Feudalism
26 May 2013
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Came from greek word crystal anointed one. Christians believed peter is the first pope. Pope = leader of roman catholic church. Jesus is the messiah: died for humanity, resurrected. 7 deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, pride. Period 500-1000 = fragmentation and conflicts with numerous people. Barbarians = not greek, those other guys outside of our civilization: outsiders , less civilized. Church had a huge influence in political affair. Charles = first attempted to unify europe. In 800 ce: the pope (huge influence over selection of monarchs of europe in feudal period, got blessing from the pope. Different people in different parts of societies have obligations. Military service and land tenure = ruling classes. 1) knightly ruler: recognition and support from the pope to establish the right to rule. 3) peasants: worked land, wealth of land is produced by peasants. 4) priests/religious figures: received protection from knights.
