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12532318323english monarchy-anglo-saxons -often at war with the danes; aka the vikings ---invade from the northern part of france: Normandy ---start the first major monarchy with england ------established by William the Conqueror ----------conquers them in the battle of Hastings and connects them back to france0
12533146222Henry II-Married Eleanor of Aquitaine from France out of alliance and now has right of france -the first person to use juries/ new type of judge -created the circuit court judge: travel around england and hears court cases -sons: richard the lionheart and King John -elenor and her sons try to kill henry ---forgives his sons, but places his wife in a nunery for the rest of her life1
12533188468Richard the Lionheart-good warrior but not a good king -fighting a lot; was not home ruling2
12533201947King John-was a disaster -over taxed his people that they eventually rose up against him and forced him to sign the Magna Carta3
12533219272The Magna Carta-guarantees nobles and eventually all people their rights -limited the monarchy in england ---says the king is not above the law, so he also has to follow it ---created parliment for when he wanted to approve taxes ------in order for them to raise taxes he had to get their approval ------house of lords and house of Khamans4
12533263498Hundred Years War (1337-1453)-england vs. france -king of england was next in line and france did not want to be a colony of england -english king claimed he should be king of france since they are more powerful -eventually came to an abrupt hault due to the black death -decide to continue the war after -Joan of arch: disguised herself as a man and fought in the war (french)5
12533358888black death (1347-1351)-1/3-1/2 of the population died -originated in asia -brought into Europe by flees; through trade -parts of Europe were so cold so they couldn't clean themselves in fear of pneumonia -brought an end to feudalsim because there was so few people left6
125333934623 forms of black death-pneumonic: the lungs -septicemic: the blood flow and digestive systems -bubonic: bubo would form on your skin; egg to grapefruit in size; swell around neck, crotch and/or armpits (places you sweat the most) ---first idea was to bleed ---poke holes and it started to ooze ---caused it to spread7
12533434892causes of death- black death-people gave into their passions -blamed the Jews -flagellant processions: whipping of oneself to show god you were sorry for your sins; women would walk behind catching the blood and drinking it thinking it was holy) -seclusion: people wouldnt separate from their families8
12533465623Joan of arc-peasant french girl -got visions from god to lead france to victory -gets victories for them that they havnt gotten before -gets captured by french people sided with england ---send her back to england and put her on trial for not really seeing visions from God ------found guilty and burnt at the stake -her death led a french rally and the expelled the english from france for good9
12533534917Development of the West-100 years war gave them more weapons -western europe was becoming a dynamic contender for power -spain, portugal, and some italian provinces take on new leadership roles in Europe -byzantine, middle east, and european traders start to decline -Ibn Rushed: famous Muslim Philosopher; more famous in Europe because he is from Spain10
12533581177China-controlled by the Ming Dynasty -start to sponsor giant trade expeditions to India and other places -would load giant ships and do voyages -Cheng ho/ Zhanghe: muslim who lead numerous chinese expeditions by sea -in 1433 they decided to end the expeditions because of money and opposition from the Neo Confucionists -when they decided to against sea trade, they formed a vacuum ---Europe will fill their spot --- lost their chance to be the world dominant trading power -internal trade flourished so they saw little need for any foreign products11
12533727240The rise of the west-100 years war led to a lot of military advancements -mongol empire opened up trade and exchange of ideas and technology; opened up access to asian knowledge and technology ---now a desire for asian product ---encourages people to find asian products ---sea trade route opens up -starts the renaissance12
12533793529renaissance-the more people that buy artwork, the more artists start to appear -becomes a cultural and political movement in the late 1300's -dependant on the economy -rebirth of learning and culture: greek and roman culture influenced europe -the catholic church sponsors a lot of artists13
12533824684the 4 areas in italy that begin the renaissance-venice -genoa -florence -pisa14
12533865571Medici family-from florence -family made their money through banking -used family wealth to beautify florence -lorenzo "the Magnificent" ---skilled painter and sculptor ---used his money to pay other artists to come to florence and do artwork -had an ongoing feud with the Pazzi familiy ---both families had an influential member in the church ---pazzi family tried to assasinate the Medici family during easter sunday mass ---lorenzo kills the arch bishop of pizza15
12533913803Order of importance of artists-Leonardo DaVinci -Michelangelo -Raphael -donatello16
12533925667Writers of the Renaissance-Machiavelli -Cervantes -Shakespeare17
12535130082Leonardo DaVinci-the ultimate renaissance man: skilled in multiple different areas; rose from nothing; not born in wedlock -The last Supper -Mona Lisa ---eyes follow you ---mouth: smiling or not? ---painting of himself as a woman? -Baptism of Christ -accomplished painter -architect ---canal system on venice -inventor ---flying machine ---submarines ---underwater suits ---tanks ---robots ---war machines -Anatomy ---accurate drawings of the heart veins and arteries ---stages of pregnancies ------dissected bodies to do this: Illegal ---vitrivius man -right hand became paralyzed18
12535192427Michelangelo-1475-1564 -sculptor and painter -Florentine -First major sculpture- Bacchus -2 most famous sculptures ---pieta ---david (marble) -relief sculptors -the architect of St. Peters -Painting of the Sistine Chapel ---9 stories of genesis19
12535225641raphael-1483-1520 -takes over as the new chief architect of St. Peters -Mainly known as a painter ---crucifixion ---coronation of the virgin ---madonna painting ---school of athens- most famous -died at age 3720
12535260553Donatello-mainly a sculptor -1386-1466 -founding father of gothic art -famous sculptor of the Renaissance ---Equestra- Gattamelata (first bronze statue) ---david (bronze) ---Mary Magdeline (wood) ---st. george21
12535346289Machiavelli-father of political science -wrote a famous book which was a handbook for rulers ---the idea of leading as a prince is similar to legalism -the famous lines from the book ---it is better to be feared than loved as a ruler ---The end justifies the meanings -book has nothing to do with ethics: gets in the way of accomplishing his goals -adviser to Italian provinces22
12535402287Cervantes-most celebrated spanish writer -wrote in satire: making fun of society -wrote Don Quixote ---talks about knights and shining army and chivalry; want to progress past that ---is it better to see the world as it is, or through a rose colored glass (realistically or optimistically) -fought in the bottle of Lepanto ---Taken back to north africa and was sold into slavery along with his brother. Were being ransomed backed by his parents, but his parent only had enough money for one and they saved the brother -Wrote La Galatea23
12535509972Shakespeare-from england during the golden age -the most recognizable writer in the world -writes about mans confused hunger and not really knowing what he wants; love power... -constructed his own theater called the globe -romeo and juliet -hamlet -macbeth -a mid summer nights dream -othello24

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