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Great Famine
1315-1322; Poor harvests led to scarcity and starvation in northern Europed
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1315-1322; Poor harvests led to scarcity and starvation in northern Europed
Great Famine
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Black Death
Mainland Europe; plague breaks out in 1348; reoccurs for the next 50 years; of a total 4.2 million English population it kills approx. 1.4 million
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Mainland Europe; plague breaks out in 1348; reoccurs for the next 50 years; of a total 4.2 million English population it kills approx. 1.4 million
Black Death
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Buba
A boil that is commonly found on plague patients; gave plagues its name
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A boil that is commonly found on plague patients; gave plagues its name
Buba
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Flagellants
A group of devout Christian people who subjects themselves to painful self-inflicted floggings as penitence for sins
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A group of devout Christian people who subjects themselves to painful self-inflicted floggings as penitence for sins
Flagellants
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Crecy
- Battle in Northern France in 1346(100 Yrs. War)
- Forces of Edward the III (Eng.) defeat Philip the IV(French)
- 1st major English victory of 100 Yrs. War
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Battle in Northern France in 1346(100 Yrs. War)
Forces of Edward the III (Eng.) defeat Philip the IV(French)
1st major Eng. victory of 100 Yrs. War
Crecy
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Agincourt
Henry V won battle against French forces here in 1415. Beginning of the conquest for Paris
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Henry V won battle against French forces here in 1415. Beginning of the conquest for Paris
Agincourt
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Joan of Arc
French peasant girl; had visions that revived French support for war; Won great victory at Orleans with help for uncrowned king Charles VII(aka. Dauphin); Burned at stake for witchcraft in 1431. Court decision reversed in 1456; canonized in 1920
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French peasant girl; had visions that revived French support for war; Won great victory at Orleans with help for uncrowned king Charles VII(aka. Dauphin); Burned at stake for witchcraft in 1431. Court decision reversed in 1456; canonized in 1920
Joan of Arc
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Representative assemblies
Became popular between 1250 and 1450 with help of institutions such as Parliament, German diets, and Spanish cortes, which all laid the foundations for those found in modern liberal-democratic nations
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Became popular between 1250 and 1450 with help of institutions such as Parliament, German diets, and Spanish cortes, which all laid the foundations for those found in modern liberal-democratic nations
Representative assemblies
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Nationalism
A feeling of unity and identity that binds together a people
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A feeling of unity and identity that binds together a people
Nationalism
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Babylonian Captivity
From 1309 to 1376 popes lived in Avigon(south-eastern France); Done so Philip the Fair could control the church and its politics
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From 1309 to 1376 popes lived in Avigon(south-eastern France); Done so Philip the Fair could control the church and its politics
Babylonian Captivity
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The Great Schism
Divsion; in 1378 after the Gregory XI of the Babylonian Captivity dies; pope Urban VI elected; cardinals break from his control when he becomes power drunk; in 1417 Pope Martin V becomes pope and The Great Schism ends
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Divsion; in 1378 after the Gregory XI of the Babylonian Captivity dies; pope Urban VI elected; cardinals break from his control when he becomes power drunk; in 1417 Pope Martin V becomes pope and The Great Schism ends
The Great Schism
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Conciliarists
Believed that reform of the church could best be achieved through periodic assemblies, or general councils, representing all the Christian people
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Believed that reform of the church could best be achieved through periodic assemblies, or general councils, representing all the Christian people
Conciliarists
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Merchet
Peasents paid a fine to the lord of a village for a woman's marriage because he would lose a worker
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Peasents paid a fine to the lord of a village for a woman's marriage because he would lose a worker
Merchet
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Banns
Public church announcements that a couple planned to marry; three successive Sundays; allowed for objections to the unions
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Public church announcements that a couple planned to marry; three successive Sundays; allowed for objections to the unions
Banns
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Peasant Revolts
Revolts in France aimed at the nobility who oppressed the peasents; all were effectively squashed; many nobles died but number of peasent death were always higher
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Revolts in France aimed at the nobility who oppressed the peasents; all were effectively squashed; many nobles died but number of peasent death were always higher
Peasant Revolts
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Jacquerie
1358; Uprising in protest of massive taxes for the 100 Yrs. War that fell on the poor; Named after the fictional Jacques Bonhomme; attacked nobles but eventually was countered by nobles
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1358; Uprising in protest of massive taxes for the 100 Yrs. War that fell on the poor; Named after the fictional Jacques Bonhomme; attacked nobles but eventually was countered by nobles
Jacquerie
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Racism
Extreme distrust or hatred for a group based on their ethnicity;Aimed at outsiders; native populations used racism to hinder those who came from other parts of the world; Germans & Czech, Irish & British; effective in protect guild membership and limiting competition
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Extreme distrust or hatred for a group based on their ethnicity;Aimed at outsiders; native populations used racism to hinder those who came from other parts of the world; Germans & Czech, Irish & British; effective in protect guild membership and limiting competition
Racism
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Dalimil Chronicle
Contains a survey of Bohemian history prevaded with Czech hostility toward Germans
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Contains a survey of Bohemian history prevaded with Czech hostility toward Germans
Dalimil Chronicle
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Statute of Kilkenny
The most extensive attempt to prevent intermarriage and protect racial purity; 1366; defined how Irish and English people were to differ from one another to make race obvious
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The most extensive attempt to prevent intermarriage and protect racial purity; 1366; defined how Irish and English people were to differ from one another to make race obvious
Statute of Kilkenny
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