What are the 3 holy orders?
Cistercians, Franciscans, and Dominicans
Who are the Cistercians?
- Founded by monks
- Strict rules
- Simple diet
Who are the Franciscans?
- Founded by Francis Assisi
- Aiding poor
- Abandoned all worldly goods
- Lived and preached in poverty
- Missionary work
Who are the Dominicans?
- Founded by Spanish priest
- Attacked heresy
- Associated w/ inquisition
Why did women join the religious orders?
Women were given the opportunity to become intellectuals
What was the goal of the 1st crusade?
-To capture Jerusalem
What was the result of the 1st crusade?
-Many Muslims & Jewish citizens of Jerusalem were slaughtered
What made crusaders want to participate in the crusades?
1) The sense of “Otherness”
2) They were told they would go to heaven
What is Scolasticism?
Using the world around them to prove god exists.
-Combination of science and religion
What is Theology?
The study of religion and god
What is the Black Death?
The most devastating natural disaster in European history
How was the Black Death spread?
By black rats infested with fleas carrying a deadly bacterium
How many Europeans died during the Black Death?
1/3 of Europe
What is the Great Schism?
A place in time when there were multiple popes
- Started a breakdown of Church’s hierarchy
- Reformation “seeds” started
Who is the Joan of Ark?
- Called Maiden of Orleans
- Big figure in French history
- Peasant woman
- Brought war to a turning point
- French armies seized Orleans
