What were some of the economic, social and other factors underlying the intellectual and cultural expansion of the 12th century?
Answer: Climate change, increase in agricultural productivity, large population increase.
The Middle Ages
- Pope that successfully moved the council from Basel to Florence?
- What theologian was burned at Constance?
- What pope was elected by the Council of Constance?
- What Pope was elected by the Council of Pisa?
- What were the names of the two Avignon antipopes?
- The election of which pope in 1378 started the Great Papal Schism?
- Which Avignon pope permanently returned to Rome?
- Which Avignon Pope temporarily returned to rome?
- Which saint particularly urged the popes at Avignon to return to Rome?
- Who was the first pope to reside at Avignon?
- What two practices/ beliefs lie at the foundation of the doctrine of purgatory?
- When did the Black death struck Europe?
- Pontificate of Boniface VIII dominated by conflict with which French King?
- What was the last Muslim state; captured in 1492?
- What was the Arabic name for the Muslim kingdom of Spain?
- What philosophical system did bonaventure base his theology on?
- What religious order did Bonaventure belong to?
- What philosophical system did Aquinas base his theology on?
- What religious order did Thomas Aquinas belong to?
- What is the primary characteristic of medieval scholasticism?
- Who wrote the basic textbook to teach theology?
- Whose works dominated the curriculum?
- What field of study was the University of Paris known for?
- What field of study was well known at University of Bologna?
- What name are the Franciscans also known by?