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Medieval Europe

Medieval Europe. Prelude to the Modern Era . The Middle Ages. Feudal Society. Collapse of the Roman Empire. Outside invasions Fragmentation of Europe. Feudal Society. NATION = STATE = COUNTRY. What leads to the breakdown of feudal society and Christendom? .

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Medieval Europe

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  1. Medieval Europe Prelude to the Modern Era

  2. The Middle Ages Feudal Society

  3. Collapse of the Roman Empire • Outside invasions • Fragmentation of Europe

  4. Feudal Society

  5. NATION = STATE = COUNTRY

  6. What leads to the breakdown of feudal society and Christendom?

  7. Disasters of the 14th century The Black Death The Hundred Year’s War Crisis in The Church

  8. Know how to read centuries!!! • 1301-1400 = 14th century • 1401-1500 = 15th century • 1501-1600 =16th century • 1601-1700 = 17th century • 1701-1800 = 18th century • 1801-1900 = 19th century • 1901-2000 = 20th century • 2001-2100 = 21st century

  9. The Black Death • “…pestilential disease…The prominent signs of this disease, signs indicating early death, were tumorous outgrowths at the root of thighs and arms and simultaneously bleeding ulcerations.” –NicephorusGregoras

  10. The Black Death • Causes • Traveled via rats/fleas from the east to trading ports in Italy • European population susceptible to disease as a result of famine and poverty

  11. The Black Death • Reactions & Effects • Flagellants • Pogroms against Jews

  12. The Black Death • Reactions & Effects • Flagellants • Pogroms • Attitudes toward life

  13. The Black Death • Reactions & Effects • Flagellants • Pogroms • Attitudes toward life • New opportunities for survivors • Labor shortages=higher wages and more rights for peasants

  14. The Hundred Year’s War • 1337-1453 • Causes • Dispute over land holdings and claim to the throne between English and French king

  15. The Hundred Year’s War • 1337-1453 • Causes • Dispute over land holdings and claim to the throne between English and French king • Results • England loses holdings • Stimulates national sentiment

  16. Crisis in The Church • Babylonian Captivity • Conflict between Philip IV and Pope Boniface VIII • 1305 Clement V in Avignon • The Great Schism • 1377 Gregory XI returns to Rome • Election of two popes (Urban VI in Rome & Clement VII in Avignon) • Monarchs take sides • No reforms

  17. Crisis in the Church • The Conciliar Movement • Church should be ruled by everyone • Council at Pisa • Three popes • Council of Constance • Unites church under one pope (Martin V) • Heresies • John Wycliffe and the Lollards All these events undermine the authority of The Church set the stage for the Reformation

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