Chapter 10 Western Europe Pgs 210-232

1. Chapter 10 Western EuropePgs 210-232 DIRECTIONS: THOROUGHLY READ Chapter 10 Print the Power Point outline (select “handouts”, 3 slides per page) Take notes AND answer the questions within the outline

3. Periodization • 550-900 CE—Period of recovery • Agriculture, trade and politics slowly revive • Catholic church becomes a spiritual and political power • 9th through 11th c.—Period of Transition • 12th and 13th c. —Period of Growth • Gains in population, trade and intellectual activity as well as political growth • 14th and 15th c. —Period of Decline

4. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • Why might the Middle Ages be a misnomer for this period?

5. 550 to 900 CE • Characterized by: • The Manorial System • Based on mutual obligations between rulers and ruled • Gave structure to both political and economic relationships • Develops due to a lack of centralized rule

6. 550 to 900 CE • Characterized by: • The Consolidation of Church Power • Bureaucratic hierarchy of church officials • Promotes unity within society, especially through work at local level (monasteries)

7. 550 to 900 CE • Characterized by: • Decentralized Rule • Carolingian family is the exception • Charlemagne temporarily unites part of Europe • Cultural unity, rather than political unity, becomes the basis for eventual nation states

9. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • What is the difference between manorialism and feudalism?

10. 9th and 10th centuries • Characterized by: • Expansion of economy • Agricultural techniques/technology • Population growth and economic innovation • Expansion of urban centers • Evolution of Feudalism (from 6th c. onward) • Growth of Limited Government (from 10th c.) • A Characteristic form not found in other societies

11. 11th Century • Expansion of Christian states • Crusades • Reconquest of Muslim Spain • Evolution of the Catholic Church • Cycles of decline, reform and renewal

12. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • What postclassical themes are present in Western Europe between 550 and 1000 CE?

13. 12th and 13th Centuries Characterized by: • Growth in political, religious, intellectual, social and economic life. • High Middle Ages (12th and 13th C.) • Western civilization’s high point

14. 12th and 13th Centuries • Religion • Is represented in art and architecture • Romanesque and Gothic styles • Vernacular literature (Beowulf, Canterbury Tales) and secular art forms develop as well • Scholasticism combines faith and reason • Peter Abelard • St. Thomas Aquinas • St. Bernard of Clairvaux

16. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • What can you infer about the role of the Catholic church in medieval society from the picture of Strasbourg, France in the previous slide?

17. 12th and 13th Centuries • Economy • Improvements in Agriculture • Peasant condition improves; landlord power weakens • Growth of Trade and Banking • Use of currency • Market system develops • Guilds organized

18. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • What was the status of women during the Middle Ages?

19. 14th and 15th Centuries • Decline of Postclassical Society in Western Europe • Characteristic Medieval Institutions Disappear • Ruling class loses power • Church loses power to State • Intellectual inquiries decline as Church becomes less tolerant of secular views

20. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • Why is the term Western Civilization hard to define?

21. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • What is the place of Medieval Europe in the Postclassical world?

22. QUESTION SLIDE • Answer the following question in your note taking space: • Compare Postclassical Europe to the Byzantine and Muslim Empires.