1. A.P. World History Urban Revival and the Renaissance!

2. Feudalism and Manor Life
Middle ages
Feudalism- lords awarded land to vassals. In exchange vassals made sure the land would be protected.
Class structure- Monarch (top), Nobles and knights(middle) Serfs (bottom

3. Life on a Manor Manors were self-sufficient.
Serfs worked the land for vassals
Knights protected land.
Code of Chivalry- a knight must be virtuous.

4. Catholic Church Shapes Feudal Society!
Monasteries preserved many Latin and Greek manuscripts.
Gave cultural cohesion in Europe during a time of decentralization!

5. Population Growth trade and commerce 1000-1300
Trade and Commerce became larger role in society. (feudalism is dying)
Different jobs develop (bankers, merchants, traders
Guilds develop (kind of like Unions)
Urbanization develops (people moving from manors to towns and cities).
Cities were often over-crowded and polluted. Much Povery.
More opportunities for social advancement. Immunity from feudal obligation “a year and a day”

6. Black Death (Plague) Arrived in mid-14th century
After killing millions in China, disease traveled to middle east, then W. Europe
Reached Europe in 1347.
Caused panic throughout Europe. (many thought world was ending
Killed one-third of the population of Europe (25-30 million people.

7. 3 Field System Grew crops on 2/3 of the field and planted 1/3 in oats
Oats rejuvenated soil.
Increased amount of farmland+food production!

8. New Technologies Water Wheels Windmills Water power Blast Furnaces
Expansion of Iron
Disadvantages- Pollution and deforestation

9. Art, Architecture and Literature
Romanesque architecture- thick walls, small windows, square build
Gothic architecture ( tall, stained glass, carving, flying buttress

10. Printing Press The printing press inspired people to learn to read.
They began to think for themselves.
The Church was no longer the answer to all their questions.

11. The Renaissance A period from 1300 to 1699.
An explosion of creativity in art and learning.
Also, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics.
The Renaissance

12. Humanism A study that focused on human potential and achievement.
Humanist popularized subjects like history, literature, astronomy and philosophy.

13. Scholasticism
Synthesizing Reason and Faith (philosophy and religion

14. Patron
Those wealthy merchants who gave money to support artist, build theaters and museum.
De’Medici Family
Italy was a wealthy country from trade with the Middle East

15. Secular A person who is worldly. Live for the here and now.
Drastic change from Middle Ages.

16. Michelangelo Designed St. Peter’s Basilica in 1546.
Carved the David in 1501
Painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512.
Michelangelo

21. Leonardo da Vinci A painter, sculpture, inventor and scientist.
A true “Renaissance Man”.
Painted the Mona Lisa and the “The Last Supper”

25. Realism

26. Hundred Years War 1337-1453 England vs. France
Joan of Arc helps to drive English out of France (English were winning)
War ended awkward connections between French and English Royal Families. Helped French Kings centralize power.

27. Spain and Portugal Were taken over by Muslim invaders (moors).
Reconquista- Spanish drive muslims out of spain.
Would eventually be defeated by Isabella and Ferdinand who created Spain.
Muslims and Jews must convert or leave spain.