HIST 226 Study Guide - Final Guide: Margery Kempe, Peter Abelard, Middle Ages
14 Apr 2018
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St. francis of assisi: 13th c, son of wealthy merchant, pursues apostolic life, pope innocent iii sees him as jesus-like, starts franciscan movement. Franciscans: friars minor (humble little brothers, complete poverty, life of begging and preaching. St. dominic: dominic guzm n, combating heresy by asceticism, vita apostolica. Prester john: legendary christian king to the east, said to rule the nestorians. Peter abelard: academic and tutor, establishment of logic and dialectic reasoning as a basis for argumentation, aristotle. Saturday, april 14, 2018: lots of travels documented in english, awesome female writer. Peter waldo: 12th c. wealthy businessman, devotes life to vita apostolica. Jews: slaves of the royal treasury , under royal protection, often target of anti-royalist sentiment. Cathars: 13th c, most powerful/widespread heresy, rejection of the material world. The inquisition: identifying heretics and converting them back to catholicism, most inquisitors are friars, relatively few people executed. 100 years war: 1337-1453, fought over england"s claim to french throne, chevauche targets civilians, devastating.
