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Tws Lesson 3 Student Work
Tws Lesson 3 Student Work
Date: 2/3/22
Class: 1
Europe in the 1500s-1700s Follow Along
Slide 4: Divine Right:
The belief that a ruler has been chosen at birth by God..
To disagree with a ruler was to disagree with God.
Yes!
- Morocco
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- UAE
The King would grant land to those he trusts, they would swear loyalty to him and pay
rent/provide Knights -- Kept some land then divided the rest
Knights given land by the barons in return for military service and protection
Villeins, Peasants, Serfs : Very poor, worked the land for the knights and lords, bound to the
land and could not leave
Women typically were: Wives and Mothers, Worked farmland aside husbands or fathers
(not allowed to own their own), Artisans (but mostly made goods for their own
households), and Nuns or part of the Catholic Religious order.
Women were not really considered to be their own persons, but rather they first belong
to a father or closest male relative and then pass in possession to their husbands.
- Typically exempt from torture and the only method used for poor women was
burning at the stake
Convents would be paid a dowry for each woman they let in (wealthy women were
more favorable)
Their lives consisted of manual work (in gardens, fields, etc..), Embroidery, Prayer, and
service.
Male dominated society- land owning had more rights and privileges
Christianity was established a major religion in the Roman Empire in the 300s by
Roman Emperor Constantine--- Christianity= The Catholic Church
Christianity will be kept even after the fall of Rome in 475 CE.
Catholicism will be the dominant religion (small pockets of Jews and Muslims) and will
not be challenged until the Reformation…..
The Great Schism : 1054 CE the split between the Catholic Church and the Eastern
Ordthodox Church ….. Hence Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Catholicism
The Pope is the head of the Catholic Churchand all monarchs seek to gain his
favor… Believed to be a direct link to God.
Believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ (meaning that he is seen as the son of God, not
just as a prophet).
Believe in the Holy Trinity : The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost
The people!
The king would declare that the nation is Christian …. He would make generous
donations to the Church in exchange for their support and for the salvation of his
soul.
Lords would build churches on their land to gain the favor of God and would also
make it mandatory for peasants to attend mass
The parishes were supported and funded by a Tithe (which is a tax that the common
people paid in money or goods to support the church, typically it was 10% of one's
earnings)
Through the taxes collected and the donations made by the wealthy the church was
able to afford a fairly lavish lifestyle!
Parishes would often help the poor when needed through giving food, shelter,
goods, medical attention, and education
Not accepted to be openly Atheist (don’t believe in a higher being or the church) or
Agnostic (believe in a higher being but not the church)
The Afterlife!!!!!
Life expectancy was very low and people died all the time (malnutrition, diseases,
wars, etc…) so it was a very real outcome
Catholic church offered a way to help them get to heaven, rather than spend an
eternity of damnation in purgatory … suffering immeasurable torture
The church will offer an explanation for everything that happens that is beyond the
common understanding of the time…. I.e. how the world was created and animals
existed, etc..
The Catholic Church will remain the dominant religious order in Europe, but there will
be challenges to come….REFORMATION
Still about 1.3 billion baptized Catholics throughout the world…. The largest Christian
Church
Centered in the Vatican City (smallest country in the world) and run by the Pope