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Pandemic || 1347-1348 A pandemic that wiped out half of the population of Europe. Occured in the majority of Europe. || This is important because the pandemic disrupted family life and interrupted trade and exchange. The pandemic was a huge setback for Europe since the living were preoccupied with the burial of their dead relatives. This impacted European history because it wiped out half of the population of Europe, opening up more jobs but also changing the view on life. || Translated the Bible into English. || This person is important because he believed that the church should be able to do without elaborate possessions and that priests were not needed because a person simply needs to read the Bible to reach salvation. Wyclif impacted European history by that Europeans began to switch from traditional religious views to Wyclif's way of only reading the Bible. More people began to have disaffection with the church. Since the poor kept little records, the only way to know what their ideas regarding the church were was through Wyclif. || Issued by the pope Boniface VIII || This is important because it was the most extreme of all assertions af the papal supremacy. It declared that there was no salvation outside of the Roman Church and under this assertion, every human was subject to the Roman pontiff. This impacted European history because this bull forced the people of Europe to stay with the Roman Church instead of practicing other religions. || Mocked the Church Parodied religion to appease the devil Became preoccupied with grisly, disturbing, and gross subjects. || They were important because they showed that dissafection with the church was growing. They impacted European history by that the Europeans were experimenting with new ways to reach salvation other than the traditional church/priest/bible situation. || Ecouraged by Boniface VIII Included expensive clothing or new furniture, etc... A personcould obtain indulgences in return for a donation of money. || This is important because even though the sale of divine grace for money was thought to be imossible, the practice of selling indulgences became an easy way to fund-raise. This impacted European history by that people began to donate money believing that they would be spared certain temporal punishments of purgatory and not always recieve these indulgences in return. Some people began to lose faith in the church.
 * = Term ||= Category ||= Level One ||= Level Two ||
 * Black Death || Event
 * John Wyclif || Person || Taught at Oxford
 * //Unam Sanctum// || Event || 1302
 * Flagellants || Group of People || Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
 * Indulgences || Objects || 1300

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