HUMA 1770 Study Guide - Rudder, Renaissance Humanism, Petrarch
3 May 2013
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*highlighted titles are suggestions of what i think might be an essay question. Monasticism the lifestyle of doing physical work and private meditation and reading. Charlemagne bcame emperor of romans in 800 ce. Vassals were introduced a contract between a lord and subordinate where the subordinate would offer protection. Manorial systems is when an agricultural estate has serfs or free peasants to cultivate the land belonging to the lord. An aristocracy was formed with warriors being seen as particularly important (knights) Trade was doing well, especially for flanders and italy commercial capitalism became a thing (invest in goods to turn a profit) Artisans created guilds for their specific trades and crafts. Common law happened by english king, henry ii (1154-1189) where law was common with the rest of the kingdom. Dominicans (dominic de guzman) was an order that fought against heresy was big during the inquisition. Franciscans (francis of assisi) lived poor and simple lives helping others.
