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History Notes 3/16/16
Karten in diesem Stapel (30)
- 1Can a society be matriarchal or matralinealThere has never been a society that is matriarchal but there are many who have been matrilineal. They are two differnet things. The majority who are matrilineal have been gender neutral societies where women are leaders in one thing and men in others
- 2What were the most common food crops in Europe during the reformationCereal Grains like wheat barley and rye and people also cultivated beans and peas and also onions
- 3What type of economic model help the protestant faith to spreadAgricultural production that was based on small rural peasant farms. (Subsistence farming)
- 4What happened to Europe between 900 and 1300 witht the continenets forestThey were almost completely wiped out and they almost destroyed the entire wood supply of the continent. It was used for land and agriculture and to build other goods
- 5How did the potato famine start and how did it affect and what countriesThe potato famine came from the monoproduction of potatoes that made it vulnerable to disease. This afected Ireland Germany and other areas of potato farming. This brought a wave of migration to the USA
- 6Where did potatoes come fromPotatoes were from the new world and were introduced to the new world in the e16th century. The came from an ancestor of a potato that was cultivated int he Andes. They then showed up in Spain and were used in Holland.
- 7Why did people farm potatoesThe potatoes took up less space than the traditional cereal grains so it made more sense and they were able to produce more. It was also responsible for population growth.
- 8What did a medieval diet consist ofIt was monotonous and didn't consist of much some flour stews cereal grains. Stuff that is European at the time and imagine we had no supermarkets
- 9What else did the farmers make besides Cereal Grins and Potatoes in 1500They also tended animals and livestock like pigs and cattle. They worked in a barter economy and many stayed here and lived of the land (Subsistence FArming)
- 10Why was stew a luxury for peasant farmers.(1500)They didn't own too many animals and needed to keep them alive to survive. The stew would be saved for special occasions and they would be great for clebrations
- 11How was wood used in Europe when it became in short supply(1500)They stopped using it for buildings and started using it for the energy and warmth. Thatch was used for roofing and it was good and more abundant than wood.
- 12since the peasants of Europe built most of their stuff what did they make and what was it used for (1500)An example is flax which was used to make clothing. Wool from sheep was also used to make clothing. They used local materials to make tools. They were self dependent
- 13Were farmers completely self-sufficient (1500)No. They still had to rely on outside sources for iron to make tools and spices from different parts of the world.They also got furs and wood from other areas. They got them by bartering for goods but there was a limit and it was low
- 14Town (1500)Were generally only a few thousand and contained a church and a sheriff and other individuals that would enforce the governments will
- 15How big were cities in the 1500There were rarely any cities and if there were they were small centers of political and religious ideas and congregation. 90% lived in rural areas
- 16National Capitols (1500)Cities with about 10,000 people and had all the government offices and held small industries and a small marketplace
- 17BasqueIs a language that is spoken between the Pyrenees which Are between FArnce and SPAIN
- 18What areas were growing much quicker than the normThe area around Paris, South Eastern England(Netherlands), London also grew exceptionally fast.
- 19What alphabet were languages based off and who spoke these languagesThey were based off the Roman Alphabet and most rural people were illiterate so the only ones who spoke were intellectuals and rich
- 20The differences between English and Spanish SocietyEnglish: Protestant, power shared with monarch and PM, lots of international trade. and Isolated.
Spain: Catholic, Central Monarch, little manufacturing domestic trade, many conflicts with others - 21What were the two main languages that were used in EuropeThe two were Romance and Germanic languages
- 22Romance LanguiagesDescendants of the Roman Latin and include Italian french and spanish
- 23GermainicCame from tribes that moved from the east to the west and they adopted roman letters into their own languages
- 24Uralic LanguagesSpoken in Finland Hungary estonia and rflect the westward movement of the Magyar Tribes
- 25What is english a mixtue ofIt is a mixture of romance and germanic languages with influences of the invasion of norman
- 26Was Private Property a belief of the European peopleThe Majority of the people believed in the individual rights of lAND and property.
- 27How did the view of poperty differ betweent the African and Natives vs. the colonistsEuropeans believed in the concept of private property while the N/A and Africans believed in sharing land. This would lead to lots of problems
- 28What type of political authority did Europe haveThe had a monarchy and or a lineage giving power usually the eldest son
. The exception was Queen Elizabeth who shared her power with parliament. - 29What social structure allowed for the king to rule effectivelyThe European family structure was Patriarchal, Patrilineal(passed on to boys) and monogamous (married to one person)
- 30What is polygamyWhen a women or man has more than two partners. There have not been many polygamists and women almost never have 2 husbands