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What is worldview? Compare with point of view and perspective. |
A world view is the way that we think about and act in the world. |
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Describe some elements of worldview |
Geography Time Society Values Beliefs Economy Knowledge |
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What is Feudalism? Describe how it works. What are some terms associated with it. |
Feudalism was a system in the middle ages where the nobility held land from the crown in exchange for military services. The peasants had to live on the lords land and give him homage, labour, and a share of what they produced, in exchange for military services |
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What are some pros and cons to town life |
Pros: Offered new opportunities and freedoms Cons: Very dirty, crowded, often infested with rats, and disease spread quickly |
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What are Guilds? |
Guilds are merchants |
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What was the peasants revolt? What were the goals? What was the outcome? |
The peasants goals were to be treated fairly. They tried to kill nobles and burn manor homes. The events were violently put down. This event played a big part in ending Feudalism. |
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Describe in detail 3 important outcomes of the black death. |
-Many people died causing a population decrease. -The black death made many people question their faith -People started believing that everyone was equal because even the people in power were dying |
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How was the economy in towns different from on the countryside? |
There were more job opportunities |
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The growth in cities led to what class? |
Merchants |
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Describe how religion was an important part in the lives of people in the middle ages |
-The idea of life after death was very important because life was very hard at the time. -The churches would provide a sense of community -Some people dedicated their whole life to god Members of a church would pay a tithe |
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What was a tithe |
A portion of crops or a percentage of earnings paid to the church. (A tax) |
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describe the church's hierarchy |
-God -The pope -The Cardinal, Archbishop, and the Bishop -Priests and Monks -Believers
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Describe the life for Monks and Nuns |
Spent their lives: -Studying -Praying -Working -Teaching children -Caring for sick and poor -Growing crops
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Why did some people start to view the church critically? |
Some people started to loose their faith after the bubonic pelage. They also started to become very greedy because the church was very wealthy thanks to the tithe. |
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Describe in detail why Feudalism started to collapse. |
-The black death was one of the main reasons because of the population decrease. To hire workers it would cost more money. Also there were not very many serfs to work. -The peasants revolt was another big reason because of the idea that everyone is equal |
