Thinking Skill Goal

1. Thinking Skill Goal Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions.

2. Important Dates 313 CE Constantine converted to Christianity 330 CE Division of Catholic Faith (West and East) 395 CE Christianity becomes the official religion of the empire 410 CE Rome sacked 476 CE End of the empire

3. The Seven Sacraments/Infallibility Baptism Confirmation Communion Penance Marriage Holy Orders Extreme Unction What was there role? Monasticism: embracing chastity, poverty and obedience made for superior Christian life. Led to infallibility of the church

4. What did the church regulate? Hospitals industry asylums poor houses libraries schools/universities Largest Landholder in Europe

5. Hereditary Monarchy Origin: Middle Ages Divine Right: Who advocated theocracy?

6. Women “Through a woman we were sent to destruction; through a woman salvation was restored to us.” (Augustine)

7. Seeds of Abuse? Blind loyalty of the people #1 Landholder ? ? ?

8. Life of the People Feudalism/Serfs 9/10 worked the land Life Span: 35 Years warfare famine lawlessness Death Illiteracy (1455 Press) No sense of self Famine Agriculturally backward

9. The Black Death Origin: seaborne rats from the Black Sea Spread: fleas, lungs, sneezing, wheezing Discolored body 1374: Sicily 1384: Venice, Genoa, Pisa 1400’s: 2/5 of Western European population was dead

10. Causes of Black Death Corruption of atmosphere poisonous fumes from Earthquakes Jews ________________________________ Flagellants: beat themselves to they bled for they believed divine intervention would save them

11. Commerce Pre-1200’s Commerce was disfavored by the church because it was for Profit. Left for the Jews. Industry: Justified (Guilds-Just Price) Agriculture: Justified By 1200’s: Start to see towns and a slow moving away from the estates

12. Thinking Skill Goal Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions.