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History of the Ancient and Medieval World The High Middle Ages. Pope Gregory leads a Plague Procession (Source details on Notes Page). In Class Activity for 3/8. Topic: Cultural Achievements in High Middle Ages (section 4) Bring crayons, colored pencils, etc. Bring text
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History of the Ancient and Medieval WorldThe High Middle Ages Pope Gregory leads a Plague Procession (Source details on Notes Page)
In Class Activity for 3/8 Topic: Cultural Achievements in High Middle Ages (section 4) • Bring crayons, colored pencils, etc. • Bring text • Choose and execute an activity in the spirit of the time period Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional Test: Thurs. 3/17 Optional, extra-credit multiple choice test on last day of term. No make ups; you must be there. Can only help you.
Assignment 1- due 3/9 • Read text, pages 255-258 and read slides 4-10 • Define 2 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint questions • Research definition of chivalry (Follow link.) What role did this code play in modifying behavior? • Do Map Skills Assessment, pp 257 Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional Test: Thurs. 3/17 Optional, extra-credit multiple choice test on last day of term. No make ups; you must be there. Can only help you.
Europe c. 1092
The First Crusade: CausesBasic • New European spirit of adventure • Europe recovering and expanding (politically and economically) • New spirit of religious reform • and spirituality
Causes:Intermediate • Fractious nobles gaining in numbers but losing in importance • Ambitious kings gaining in power and seeking law and order • Christendom divided (1054) and Church seeking to bind wound • Middle class merchants seeking direct contact with Muslim suppliers • Pilgrims returning from the Holy Land with tales of desecrations The Route to the Holy Land
Causes:Immediate • Seljuk Turks threaten Constantinople • Byzantine Emperor appeals for help to Pope Urban II • Urban gives impassioned speech calling on Christians to free the Holy Land. He says: Christians, hasten to help your brothers in the East, for they are being attacked. Arm for the rescue of Jerusalem under your captain Christ. Wear his cross as your badge. If you are killed your sins will be pardoned.
Crusades, Chivalry and Courtly Love À Mon Seul Désir (Details on Notes Page)
Chivalry and the Crusades Chivalry: A code* of knightly conduct, including: • Duties to God • Duties to Countrymen and fellow Christians • Duties to Women *Actually, the idea of chivalry varied from one region of Europe to another and the term evolved over time. Thus, modern understanding of the word is worlds away from its medieval origins.
Courtly Love:Expressions of Chivalry • Addressed practical necessities • Wildly unrealizable ideals • A relatively short-lived phenomenon • Transformed into long-term habits of mind, expressions and customs. Blanche of Castile Granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine Mother of Saint-Louis (IX) Regent of France
The Medieval Crusades: 200 years • Impact and Legacy of Crusades-mixed • Christian against Muslim, but also Christian against Christian. There were crusades against: • Muslims - in “Holy Land” and Spain (Reconquista) • Christians in Byzantium (Fourth Crusade) • Christians in S. France (Albigensians) • Christians in Kievan Rus (Teutonic Knights) Image from Sergei Eisenstein’s film, Alexander Nevsky
Assignment 2 - due 3/10 • Read text, pp 258-260 • Define 4 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint questions. • Read Primary Source, pp 258 and Infographic: Jerusalem answering 3 questions. • Complete cause and effect graphic organizer (See pp 255, Note Taking model) Crusaders Capture Jerusalem Heathen: non-believer (to medieval Europeans, a non-Christian) How did the Franks treat those whom they conquered? Why?
In-Class Activity • 6 Terms and 4 Checkpoint Questions • Geography (pp 257) • Primary Source and Jerusalem (pp258-9) • Predicting Consequences (slide 16) • Practice Questions (link on last slide)
Primary Source:pp 258 • What does Saladin’s response to King Richard’s demands show about him? • Why did the Crusades leave a legacy of religious hatred? • How did trade lead to a wider world view? • Examine the visuals on Jerusalem, pp 259. What evidence suggests that the city is holy to three world religions?
Predicting Consequences How might Western Europe have developed differently if the Crusades had not taken place?
The Black Death The Black Death Approaches • What words make this account chilling? • How did Europeans react to this epidemic? • What were the effects of the Black Death? The Hundred Years War:1337-1453 New Weapons Turn the Tide: List weapons and technology each side used (pp 272)
Assignment 3- due 3/11 • Read text pp. 269-271 • Define 4 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint questions
Assignment 4-14 • Read text, pp 271-273 • Define 1 term and answer 1 Checkpoint question • Do Interactive Map, pp 271 See how much you know about her? Take a quiz on Joan. Had a little difficulty? OK, go to….
Age of Despair:War, Plague and Religious Dissent Burning of John Hus, 1415 The Hundred Years War: 1338-1453 The Black Plague: Making Coffins
Assignment 5: End of Term Reminders • Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional Test: Thurs. 3/17- last day of term. No make ups; you must be there. Can only help you. • Make up work must be completed by 3/16
Identify the letters in context of High Middle Ages Map Review Auto-Tests: 3,4,5