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History 200 Winter 2010
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Undergraduate 1
01/16/2010

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Term
Herodotus
Definition

400s BC

'Father of History'

Wrote 'The Histories'


Term

Thucydides

 

Definition

400s BC, Athens


'Father of Scientific History'


(focused on cause and effect rather than Deity intervention)


Term

 

Titus Livius

(Livy)

Definition

59BC - 17 AD, Roman

'History of Rome'

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Jean Froissart
Definition

 

1300s, France

 

'Froissart's Cronicles'

(in illuminated manuscripts)

Term

 

Inductive Reasoning

Definition
Moving from a set of facts or observations to a general theory
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Deductive Reasoning

Definition

 

Beginning with a general theory or preconceived notions, and finding facts to support.

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Leopold von Ranke
Definition

1800s, Germany

-thought primary sources to be important

-Relativism

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Relativism

 

Definition
Historical events should be judged by the ethics and lifestyle of its day, not ours
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Auguste Comte
Definition

1800s, France

-philosopher

-Founder of sociology and positivism

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Positivism
Definition
Only true knowledge is based on sense experience
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Karl Marx
Definition

1800s

Materialism

 

Term

Materialism

(marx)

Definition
Human history is measurable in terms of the struggle for resources between social groups
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Corroboration
Definition
Does this source agree with other sources?
Term
Empathy
Definition
Understanding the context of the event in the period, as opposed to looking at it through hindsight.
Term
Verification
Definition
Has this piece of information been made open to debate?
Term
Probability
Definition
How likely is this explanation?
Term

Three parts of Tripartite society

(and the excluded group)

Definition

Priests, Knights, Peasants

(Moneylenders)

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What was the general trend in education among laity in 1100s and 1200s?
Definition
More literate in law, theology, medicine, arts
Term

Little Ice age

(dates, significance)

Definition

1500s-1800s

(freezing over of waters: Baltic Sea, Thames. Crop Failures)

Term

England's population tripled during these years:

(to what number)

Definition

800-1275

(5 million)

Term

During these years, the population declined.

(why?)

Definition

1320-1348

(Great Famine. 100 year war)

Term

The Black Plague

(years, number of deaths)

Definition

1348-1351 ish

40-70% loss depending on part of europe

 

Term
Longterm structural crises
Definition
A breakdown in anything in a society or economy which last sufficiently long enough for its movement to escape an ordinary observer
Term

Define:

 

Anachronistic

Definition
Applying an idea, theory, or historical figure to a time period which came earlier
Term
Terms used at the time to refer to 'Black Death'
Definition

Quasi General Mortality

The Great Mortality

Deadly Pestilence

Plague

Term

Three Possible Origins

of the Plague

Definition

  Central & Southern Asia

Saudi Arabia

Western Africa

 

Term
Main symptoms of Black death
Definition
Swellings on lymph nodes, groin, armpits, ranging from grape to egg sized
Term
Peak Years for Black Plague in Europe
Definition
1348-1350
Term

Eye Witnesses of Plague

Definition

Gabriele de Mussis

Boccaccio

Heylingin

Guy de Chauliac

Jean de Venette

Billes li Muisis

Geoffry Baker

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