Chapter 10 Western Europe Pgs 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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 th and 13 th 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

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?

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

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

14 th and 15 th 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

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

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

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