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Chaos and Disunity of the Middle Ages

By Liam, Robbie, and Kristen. Chaos and Disunity of the Middle Ages . Political Factors - Instability. Kings lost power Charlemagne crowned king by Pope Church is more powerful than state If this wasn’t accepted it would be considered an insult Church has more power over monarchs. .

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Chaos and Disunity of the Middle Ages

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  1. By Liam, Robbie, and Kristen Chaos and Disunity of the Middle Ages

  2. Political Factors - Instability • Kings lost power • Charlemagne crowned king by Pope • Church is more powerful than state • If this wasn’t accepted it would be considered an insult • Church has more power over monarchs.

  3. Political Factors - Stability • Lords and knights gained power • Eventually Merchants took over • Merchants would become rich and own large sized houses • Land is power

  4. Economic Factors - Instability • Vassals fought each other- very expensive • Vassals needed Knights underneath them that could be counted for • Knights- turn on each other sometimes

  5. Economic Factors - Stability • Artisans formed guilds to eliminate competition • This forced towns people to bring business to these guilds

  6. Social Factors – Instability • Merchants more powerful than Nobles • Bought their freedom (charter) • Nobles fail to grasp concept of inflation • Fall of Feudalism • Travel opened new trading options • Charters were beginning to be granted

  7. Social Factors - Stability • Merchants run the towns • Guilds are formed • Leaders of towns are chosen from Merchant class by lottery

  8. Final Agreement or Disagreement • We agree because although there were times of peacefulness and order these periods were separated by large periods of instability

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