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The End of the Middle Ages

The End of the Middle Ages. 1350s - 1492 A.D . The Late Middle Ages. The Black Death. 1340s-1350s A.D. spread through trade with the East bacterial plague: 3 kinds pneumonic – attacked lungs septicemic – traveled in bloodstream bubonic – caused fever & delirium. The Black Death.

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The End of the Middle Ages

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  1. The End of the Middle Ages 1350s - 1492 A.D. The Late Middle Ages

  2. The Black Death • 1340s-1350s A.D. • spread through trade with the East • bacterial plague: 3 kinds • pneumonic – attacked lungs • septicemic – traveled in bloodstream • bubonic – caused fever & delirium

  3. The Black Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs • killed 1/3 of Europe’s population • seen as God’s punishment of sin • faith in Church swayed

  4. Fall of Feudal Society • 25-30% of European population lost • famine • black Death • towns depopulated • trade failed • remaining peasants demanded higher wages • lords refused peasant revolted

  5. Marked by Great Change • warfare among strengthening nations • introduction of new weapons (canons, gunpowder, longbows) • knights no longer needed • decline of the Papacy (papal supremacy)

  6. General Questioning of the Church • interest in the sciences • concern over the sale of indulgences • payment to the Church to erase your sins • focus on achieving earthly success & wealth • societal values shift – Individualism • each person should be free to develop & pursue his own goals

  7. Rise of Islamic Empire (600-1400s) Early Middle Ages(800-1200) CRUSADES 1095-1291 Results for W. Europe • New ideas, culture, tech, science, medicine, economy • Church loses power / Kings gain • Rise of merchants (market econ.) Western Europe in Transition (1200s-1800s) • Late Middle Ages • Renaissance (1300s-1500s) • Protestant Reformation (1500s) • Age of Exploration (mid 1400s-1600s) • Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution(late 1500s-mid 1800s) Weakening Islamic Empire (1400s-1700s) • Over expansion (mid-1400s) • Internal conflicts (1400s-1700s)

  8. Renaissance MIDDLE AGES MODERN WORLD • “Rebirth”

  9. Switch in Emphasis Medieval Renaissance • Other worldly • Glory of God • Spiritual fulfillment • Rural • Retreat from world • Tradition • Static • City of God • Enjoy the world • Glory of man • Self-fulfillment • Urban (cosmopolitan) • Active citizenship • Curiosity • Dynamic • City of man

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