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Unit 4A Lesson 1

Unit 4A Lesson 1. Key Understanding. New political, economic and social structures emerge upon the collapse of political systems to provide protection and services to people in a society. Diffusion of Ideas and Systems: 600-1450 The Middle Ages in Europe. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe.

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Unit 4A Lesson 1

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  1. Unit 4A Lesson 1 Key Understanding New political, economic and social structures emerge upon the collapse of political systems to provide protection and services to people in a society. Diffusion of Ideas and Systems: 600-1450 The Middle Ages in Europe

  2. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe

  3. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • Decline of Rome • Formation of Medieval Europe

  4. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • Roman army is unable to defend the Empire. • Empire is overrun by “Barbarians” – Mongols, Huns, Franks.

  5. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • Inflation • People are unable to afford food

  6. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • People’s loyalty to the empire declines • People are unwilling to serve the Empire

  7. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • Roman rulers are corrupt, lack morals, and cannot maintain control. • The Empire is split and Constantinople is established as a 2nd capitol.

  8. Causes and Effects: Medieval Europe • People seek protection from invaders. • Feudalism develops and the Church becomes powerful.

  9. England & France Develop

  10. William the Conqueror &The Battle of Hastings - 1066 • William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) led a French Army and defeated Harold the Saxon for the English throne. • William became William I of England.

  11. William the Conqueror &The Battle of Hastings - 1066 • He declared all of England his personal property. • Granted landto about 200 Norman lords • Laid the foundation for centralized government

  12. Henry II (Plantagenet) • Grandson of William I made major reforms to the royal power in England. • Consolidated courts – more crimes and civil cases would be tried by the Royal Courts

  13. Henry II (Plantagenet) • Common Law developed – laws are created by decisions of the judges, earlier decisions are used as precedents. • Grand Jury System – a jury determines if there is enough evidence to justify a trial

  14. Henry II (Plantagenet) • Attempted to bring the church courts under his control • Failed after his clash with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas à Becket

  15. John &The Magna Carta - 1215 • John and Richard the Lionhearted were both sons of Henry II. • John - Ineffective ruler – lost territory to the French, taxed heavily and abandoned jury trials to punish his enemies

  16. John &The Magna Carta - 1215 • A large group of his vassal lords revolted against him in 1215 and forced him to sign the Magna Cartaat Runnymede • The Magna Carta required the king to observe due process of law

  17. John &The Magna Carta - 1215 • Was intended to protect the lords, but it later protected merchants and peasants • Became the foundation of the English system of constitutional government

  18. 1337-1453 – The Hundred Years War • War began when the French King died with no heirs. • The English King (who was a French-speaking descendant of William the Conqueror) claimed the French throne. • In 1429 Joan of Arc drove the English out of France. She was captured by the English and burnt at the stake.

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