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This document is a review of a social studies unit. It covers terms, concepts, and possible exam/test questions about Pax Romana and Feudalism. There's some discussion of historical events and social organization.
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ocialStudies2201 S Unit3SlideShow2Review Terms PaxRomana:ThePaxRomana(Latinfor'Romanpeace')isa r oughly200-year-longperiodofRomanhistorywhichisidentifiedasa goldenageofincreasedandsustainedRomanimperialism,relative...
ocialStudies2201 S Unit3SlideShow2Review Terms PaxRomana:ThePaxRomana(Latinfor'Romanpeace')isa r oughly200-year-longperiodofRomanhistorywhichisidentifiedasa goldenageofincreasedandsustainedRomanimperialism,relative peaceandorder,prosperousstability,hegemonicpower,andregional expansion. eudalism:wasbasedonrightsandresponsibilities: F ▫Atthetop:themonarchownedalllandandhadthegreatest power.Monarchsmadelawsandpoliciesaffectingthekingdom andwereresponsibleforprovidingjustice. ▫Inthemiddle:nobles(aristocrats)heldfiefsfromthemonarch, whichgavethemwealth,buttheyowedmilitaryandpolitical serviceinreturn.Theysubdividedtheirfiefstograntto others(mountedknights)toprovidefortheirmilitaryobligationsto themonarch. ▫Atthebottom:peasantsworkedthelord’slandandreceived protectioninreturn. ord:Alord(wealthylandowner),grantedland(afief)tosomeone L (avassal),whowouldprovidemilitaryserviceinexchange. ief:wasasourceofincomegrantedtoaperson.Thefiefusually F consistedoflandandthelaborofpeasantswhowereboundto cultivateit. assal:aholderoflandbyfeudaltenureonconditionsofhomage V andallegiance. ulebyDivineRight:Ontheonehand,thesourceofamonarch’s R powercamefromtheirvassals,thesizeoftheirkingdom,and wealthcreatedwithinit.Ontheother,theirpowerwasgrantedto thembyGod ngloSaxon:isatermthatreferstoinhabitantsofEnglandduring A theearlyMiddleAges(c.6th–11thcenturiesCE) itan:TheWitenagemot,orWitan,datesbacktothe8th W centuryandadvisedtheKingonmatterssuchasroyal grantsofland,taxation,defenceandforeignpolicy. oots:werelocalassembliesheldineachcountyor M shire(district)todiscusslocalissuesandhearlegal cases. uriaRegis:WilliamtheConquerorruledEnglandwiththehelpof C amuchsmaller,butpermanentgroupofadvisersknownasthe CuriaRegis(theKing’sCouncil). ommonLaw:ConsistentlegaldecisionsalloverEnglandover C manyyearsledtotheestablishmentofaunifiedbodyoflaw calledtheCommonLaw. agnaCarta:KingJohn,insuchaweekpositionpoliticallyand M militarily,wasforcedtoapprovetheMagnaCarta,whichis atinfor“GreatCharter”.thefirstdocumenttoputintowritingthe L principlethatthekingandhisgovernmentwasnotabovethelaw. arliament:TheWitanandMootsofAnglo-Saxontimesevolved P intowhatweknowasparliament–anassemblyofofficialsthat decideonaffairsaffectingtherealm. urgesses:Thefollowingyear,SimondeMontfortattemptedto B boosthissupportbysummoningknightsoftheshiresand burgesses(commoners)fromcitiesandtownstoattendhisown parliament. odelParliament:EdwardIsummonedparliamenton13 M November1295.Thismeetingistodayconsideredthemodel parliament. etitionofRight:In1628,Parliamentrefusedtoapprovetaxesfor P CharlesuntilheagreedtosignthePetitionofRight,whichhe signed.ThisagreementstatedthatCharleswouldnot... ▫imprisonsubjectswithoutduecause. ▫levytaxeswithoutParliament’sconsent. ▫housesoldiersinprivatehomes. ▫imposemartiallawinpeacetime(militaryforceusedtoreject ordinary law. abeasCorpusAct:Themostnotablepoliticaldevelopment H underCharlesIIwasthepassingoftheHabeasCorpusAct: Latinfor“tohavethebody” Meantthateveryprisonerhadtherighttobebroughtbeforea judgetospecifythechargesagainsthim/her. Thejudgewoulddecidewhethertheprisonershouldbetriedor setfree. BecauseoftheHabeasCorpusAct,amonarchcouldnotput someoneinjailsimplyforopposingtheruler.Also,prisoners couldnotbeheldindefinitelywithouttrials. loriousRevolution:theseriesofeventsin1688‐89which G culminatedintheexileofKingJamesIIandtheaccessiontothe throneofWilliamandMary illofRights(English):Toensurethisarrangementwasclear, B ParliamentintroducedtheBillofRightsin1689.Thislawgreatly restrictedthemonarch’spower: ▫nosuspendingofParliament’slaws ▫nolevyingoftaxeswithoutaspecificgrantfromParliament ▫nointerferingwithfreedomofspeechinParliament ▫nopenaltyforacitizenwhopetitionsthekingaboutgrievances onstitution:Englandbecameaconstitutionalmonarchy: C ▫Agovernmentruledbyakingorqueenthatislimitedbya constitution-acollectionoffundamentalprinciplesthatdictate howastateisgoverned. ocialContract:ThomasHobbes’sviewwasthatpeoplehadto S handoverpowertoastrongrulerandthatinreturntherewould beorder.Hecalledthisthesocialcontract. aturalRights:JohnLocke’sviewwasthatallpeoplewereborn N freeandequalwiththreenaturalrights: Life Liberty andProperty hilosophe: TheFrenchwordforphilosopherorphilosophe P becamethenamegiventothesesocialcritics.Thephilosophes believedthatpeoplecouldapplyreasontoallaspectsoflife. egislativePower:TheLegislativepowerthatmakethelaws. L ExecutivePower:TheExecutivepowerthatimplementthelaws. JudicialPower:TheJudicialpowertomakesurethelawsare interpretedfairly. (Endsatslide29) a WrittenResponse 1.WhydidthewesternpartoftheRomanEmpirefall? (Explainaminimumof3reasons) ▫TwoconsulscontrolledthearmiesofRome,buttheirpower waslimited: Aconsul’stermwas1year,afterwhichtheycouldnotbe electedtothepositionforanother10 years. Oneconsulcouldalwaysvetooroverruletheother’s decisions. ▫Thesenatewasagroupof300patricianswhohadpowers tocreatelawsandoverseepublicaffairs. Laterplebeianscouldserveassenators. ▫Plebeianassemblieselectedtribunesandmadelawsfor lowerclassesandlaterthewholerepublic. ▫Inemergencysituations,adictatorwithabsolutepower couldbeappointedtoaddressissues. 2.WhowasCharlemagne?WhatwastheCarolingian Renaissance? ThemostnotableofthesewasCharlemagne(“Charlesthe Great”),whoruledFrankia(whatisnowFranceandpartsof GermanyandItaly).Thiscontributedtopoliticalandsocial orderbeingrestoredsomewhatinWesternEurope. Heleadaculturalandeducationalrevival–TheCarolingian Renaissance: HesurroundedhimselfwithscholarsfromEngland, Germany,Italy,andSpain Openedpalaceschoolstoeducatenoblefamilies Orderedmonasteriestoopenschoolstoeducatefuture priestsandmonks TriedtopreserveRomanlearningthroughcopyingof manuscripts 3.Explainthestructureoffeudalism.Whatgroupswere involvedandwhatweretheresponsibilitiesofeach? eudalismwasbasedonrightsandresponsibilities: F Alord(wealthylandowner),grantedland(afief)to someone(avassal),whowouldprovide militaryserviceinexchange. Thistwo-sidedsystemdependedonthecontroloflandand theobligationsonesidehadtothe other. ▫Atthetop:themonarchownedalllandandhadthe greatestpower.Monarchsmadelawsand policiesaffectingthekingdomandwasresponsiblefor providingjustice. ▫Inthemiddle:nobles(aristocrats)heldfiefsfromthe monarch,whichgavethemwealth, buttheyowedmilitaryandpoliticalserviceinreturn.They subdividedtheirfiefstograntto others(mountedknights)toprovidefortheirmilitary obligationstothemonarch. ▫Atthebottom:peasantsworkedthelord’slandand receivedprotectioninreturn. 4.Whatwerethethreebroadclassificationsofpeopleinfeudal Europe?Whowaspartofeachgroup? Therewerethreebroadclassificationswithinsociety: ▫Thosewhofought–nobles,knights,andsoldiers ▫Thosewhoprayed–bishops,priests,monks,nuns ▫Thosewhoworked–peasants 5.WhatwerethecontributionsofWilliamtheConqueror,and Henryll? WilliamtheConqueror:October14,1066heinvaded EnglandandnarrowlywonthedecisiveBattleofHastings. ThisisthelasttimeEnglandwassuccessfullyinvaded. enryll:(1133-1189)ruledoverEnglandduringtheheightof H itspowers▫HecontrolledEngland,Ireland,andalarge portionofFrance.Sinceacrucialresponsibilityoftheking wastoprovidejusticetohissubjects,hecreateditinerant justices–judgeswhowouldtraveltoeverypartof Englandatleastannually.Theysettledlegaldisputes,while conductingtheking’sbusiness(e.g.,taxcollection). 6.Whatwerethecircumstancessurroundingthesigningofthe MagnaCarta?Listfiveitemsthatarecontainedwithinit. agnaCartawasanattemptbythebaronsto M stopaking-inthiscaseJohn-fromabusing hispower. I,KingJohnhavetoruleaccordingtothelaw.I agree... .Nottoimprisonbaronswithoutatrial 1 2.Toholdtrialsincourt,notinsecret. 3.Tohavefairtaxesforthebarons. 4.Toletfreementravelwheretheylike. 5.NottointerferewiththeChurch 6.Nottoseizecropswithoutpaying. 7.ExplainwhathappenedduringtheEnglishCivilWar? Thereasonforthiswasargumentsovermoney,taxes, andpowerbetweenParliamentandtheKing. Theseproblemsbeganin1215whenKingJohnsigned MagnaCartawhichlimitedhispowerasking. 400yearsafterMagnaCartawassigned,KingJamesI was rulingEnglandwithabsoluteauthorityandignored Parliament’srequestsforpower. ▫imprisonsubjectswithoutduecause. ▫levytaxeswithoutParliament’sconsent. ▫housesoldiersinprivatehomes. 18-20 8.WhatwascontainedwithinthePetitionofRightandthe HabeasCorpusAct. etitionofRight: P In1628,ParliamentrefusedtoapprovetaxesforCharles untilheagreed tosignthePetitionofRight,whichhesigned.This agreementstated thatCharleswouldnot... ▫imprisonsubjectswithoutduecause. ▫levytaxeswithoutParliament’sconsent. ▫housesoldiersinprivatehomes. ▫imposemartiallawinpeacetime(militaryforceusedto rejectordinarylaw. abeasCorpusAct: H Latinfor“tohavethebody” Meantthateveryprisonerhadtherightbebroughtbeforea judgeto specifythechargesagainsthim/her. Thejudgewoulddecidewhethertheprisonershouldbe triedorsetfree. BecauseoftheHabeasCorpusAct,amonarchcouldnotput someonein jailsimplyforopposingtheruler.Also,prisonerscouldnotbe held indefinitelywithouttrials. 9.WhatwastheendresultoftheGloriousRevolution? WilliamandMarybecamekingandqueen,buthadlittle power. Theyhadagreed,uponcoronation,thattheywouldrule withParliamentas theirpartner.Mostofthepowerwasinthehandsofthe English Parliament. Toensurethisarrangementwasclear,Parliament introducedtheBillof Rightsin1689.Thislawgreatlyrestrictedthemonarch’s power: ▫nosuspendingofParliament’slaws ▫nolevyingoftaxeswithoutaspecificgrantfromParliament ▫nointerferingwithfreedomofspeechinParliament ▫nopenaltyforacitizenwhopetitionsthekingabout grievances Englandbecameaconstitutionalmonarchy: ▫Agovernmentruledbyakingorqueenthatislimitedbya constitution-a collectionoffundamentalprinciplesthatdictatehowastate isgoverned. 10. Whatwerethecontributionsofthefollowing:Thomas Hobbes,JohnLocke,Voltaire,Rousseau,Montesquieu, Beccaria,Wollstonecraft? homasHobbes:Advocateforabsolutemonarchyanda T pessimisticviewofhumannature;developedthetheoryofthe socialcontract. JohnLocke:Theorizednaturalrights(life,liberty,property)and limitedgovernment;supportedreligioustoleranceandtherightof revolution. Voltaire:Championoffreedomofspeech,religioustolerance, andcriticismofreligiousandpoliticalauthority. Jean-JacquesRousseau:Promotedtheconceptofthegeneral willandthesocialcontract;criticizedsocialinequalityandthe corruptinginfluenceofcivilization. ontesquieu:Developedthetheoryoftheseparationofpowers M andthesystemofchecksandbalances. CesareBeccaria:Reformedcriminaljustice,advocatingfor humanetreatmentandrationalpunishment. MaryWollstonecraft:Pioneeredideasofwomen’srights, educationforwomen,andgenderequality. Slides23-28 11. Listandexplainthe5keyideasofthePhilosophes. 1.Reason-truthcouldbediscoveredthroughreasonor logicalthinking. 2.Nature-whatwasnaturalwasalsogoodandreasonable. 3.Happiness-rejectedthemedievalnotionthatpeople shouldfindjoyinthehereafter andurgedpeopletoseekwell-beingonearth. 4.Progress-societyandhumankindcouldimprove. 5.Liberty-calledfortheliberties(freedoms)thattheEnglish peoplehadwonintheir GloriousRevolutionandBillofRights.