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Describe and explain social and
Describe and explain social and
economic continuities and changes from
economic continuities and changes from
the High Middle Ages to c. 1520
the High Middle Ages to c. 1520
Describe, explain, and contextualize
Describe, explain, and contextualize
secular writings in the Renaissance
1Which of the following best describes the
significance of this type of statue to Greek poleis
during the Archaic and Classical period?
A.They were used as
offerings to the gods and as memorials for the dead B.They effectively
represented the ultimate goal of dying for your polis C.They emphasized the
importance of the average citizen to the polis
D.They reflected the need to yield to supernatural forces above
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
2Compared to the
government structure of most Greek poleis ca. 8th century BCE, governments by the 6th century BCE had changed in which of the following ways?
Greek hoplites meant that
governments needed to be more responsive to the public
Greeks tended to view
stronger monarchies as more desirable as political models than aristocracies
Greeks now saw democratic
governments with all citizens voting as preferable to
representative republics
Greek militarism led to the
rise of military dictatorships throughout Greek poleis
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
3The dramatic writings of Euripides and
Aristophanes were most likely the result of which of the following?
The invasions of the
Persian Empire in the 5th
century BCE
The development of humanist thinking
The decisions by
aristocrats to keep the populace entertained
The colonization efforts by Greek poleis
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
4The trend in the powers gained by plebeians, as represented on the chart, had the effects of all of the following EXCEPT
The implementation of
restrictions on the powers of individual patricians by the second century BCE
The maintenance of loyalty
to the Senate over power-hungry generals in the first century BCE
The increase of plebeian
legal rights by the third century BCE
The ability of a plebeian
merchant elite to emerge by the first century BCE
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
5Which of the following later developments would most
undermine the notion of a balanced republican form of government in Rome as
shown on the chart above?
Gracchi emulation of Greek
tyrannies spurred popular rioting and threats to civil order
Concentration of wealth in the
hands of the patrician class after Rome’s victory in the Punic Wars
Lower class and German
mercenaries joining together to overthrow the landowning aristocracy
Christian calls for wealth
redistribution and a theocratic form of rule
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
6Which of the following was the most direct cause of the end of the Senate’s domination of Roman
politics?
The outcome of the civil war after the death of
Julius Caesar
The invasion of Germanic Ostrogoths
The decline of patrician influence in the wake of new racial ideologies of Greek supremacy
The loss of North Africa to Phoenician forces
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
7The decline of population shown on the chart over the years from ca. 100 CE to 500 CE stemmed from all of the following
EXCEPT civil wars disease invasions migrations
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Key Concepts
8The decrease in Roman population led to which of the following during the early phases of the Middle Ages?
Wage increases for peasants
Feudalism and peasant loss of rights
Freemen status for peasants
Imposition of serfdom
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
9The image above most clearly shows the
influence of which of the following trends in Europe during the High Middle
Ages?
The ability of
noblewomen to become military figures in defense of Christianity
The veneration of saints, particularly martyrs
The increasing
acceptance of chivalry
The rise of monarchical power
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
10Images and discussion of figures like Catherine led most directly to which of the following?
The development of chivalry
The implementation of feast days
The importance of Mary in the Christian canons The restoration of
women’s status as spiritual leaders
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
11Noble attempts to regulate further towns like Rouen typically saw which of the following
responses during the High Middle Ages?
The formation of communes
The rise of peasant rebellions
The development of chivalric codes of honor Construction of castles
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
12Charters issued to
towns similar to Henry’s grant contributed most directly to the
development of which of the following?
The creation of manorialism
The intensification of serfdom
The implementation of national armies
The formation of the bourgeoisie
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
13Commercial capitalism had the earliest impacts, by the 1200s, on what regions in Europe?
Northern Europe and Northern Italy
Spain and Germany Eastern Europe and Northern Europe
The British Isles and France
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
14In the 1300s, European peasants most commonly attributed events like
those shown in the image above to which of the
following?
Demonic intervention
Astrological conjunctions Imbalanced humors
Human error
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
15In the fourteenth century, common
intellectual approaches to the challenges represented by the image above
included which of the following?
Self-flagellation and
intense prayers
Applications of natural
laws such as those in alchemy and astrology
Calls for destruction of
Jewish people and the
investigation and burning of witches
Attempts to overthrow the
Roman Catholic Church
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
16The difficulties shown in the image above
resulted in which of the following?
The improvement of political status for
peasants
The strengthening of the Roman Catholic Church The increased
questioning of European institutions
Decreased participation in monastic life
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
“The Renaissance”: Social
“The Renaissance”: Social
Write down three social issues that changed
from ca. 1000 CE-ca. 1400 CE. Be prepared
to discuss reasons these changes might have
occurred.
Write down three social issues that did not
change from ca. 1000 CE-ca. 1400 CE. Be
prepared to discuss reasons these
continuities might have happened?
“The Renaissance”: Social
“The Renaissance”: Social
What else was happening that might have
affected the social situation during the 1300s
and 1400s?
How might each of these have
affected economics and/or society?
How might each of these have
affected economics and/or society?
A. The rise of the Hanseatic League
B. The expansion of mining entrepreneurs
C. The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into southeastern
Europe
D. The Hundred Years’ War between France and England E. A Crusade, known as the Reconquista, driving Muslim
governments out of northern Spain
F. The naval explorations of Portugal in the Southern
Atlantic
G. The Bubonic Plague
H. The Pope having to act as a political leader
Concept Attainment…
NO
YES
• Astrological thought • Alchemism
• Greco-Roman humanism • Castiglione
• Machiavelli
• Sacraments • Demons
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Contextualizing secularism
1. What concepts in the reading passage could be considered “secular”?
2. This author is seen as developing secularism. In what parts of life does he apply secularism?
3. Why would the document be written in the time and place it was? 4. Who was intended to read this?
5. How would this doc be different if a different audience was intended?
Point of View: Connections
Context
• The “Big Picture”
– Example: Mr. Treppa returns home to find a fire broke out in the kitchen.
• Author’s situation
– Example: Daughter Madison, a possible person responsible for fire….
Connection to what is said
• How the context of the author affects what he or she says
– Example: Wanting to make sure she is not blamed for the fire, Madison emphasizes that the only person cooking anything at the time of the fire was her
