Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century Chapter 11 The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Timeline

A Time of Troubles: Black Death and Social Crisis “Little Ice Age” Small drop in average temperatures Famine Heavy rain (1315 – 1317) led to food shortages Population growth up to 1300 put pressure on food supply

The Black Death Most devastating natural disaster in European History Bubonic Plague Rats and Fleas Yersinia Pestis Spread of the Plague Originated in Asia Arrived in Europe in 1347 Mortality reached 50 – 60 percent in some areas Wiped out between 25 – 50 percent of European population (19 – 38 million dead in four years) Plague returns in 1361 – 1362 and 1369

Map 11.1: Spread of the Black Death

Life and Death: Reactions to the Plague Plague as a punishment from God The flagellants Attacks against Jews Violence Bring out your dead

Economic Dislocation and Social Upheaval Labor Shortage + Falling prices for agricultural products = Drop in aristocratic incomes Statute of Laborers (1351) sought to limit wages Social Mobility Peasant Revolts Jacquerie in France (1358) English Peasants’ Revolt (1381) Revolts in the Cities Ciompi Revolt in Florence (1378)

Agenda 8/22/13 Question – Review from yesterday Notes on Political Instability Reading tonight: The Decline of the Church Continue with the Mini-DBQ Tomorrow – Larger DBQ workshop in class Monday – Review and Map Quiz Tuesday – FIRST TEST

Question In a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) explain what the Black Death was, why it was so devastating, and what the outcome politically and economically was in Europe as a result of it.

Chart 11.1: Background to the Hundred Years’ War: Kings of France and England

The Hundred Years’ War Causes Conduct and Course of the War Entanglement of French and English royal families King Edward III (1327 – 1377) claims French crown French seize duchy of Gascony (1337) sparking war Conduct and Course of the War Differences in the armies Battle of Crecy (1346) Henry V (1413 – 1422) Battle of Agincourt (1415) Charles the Dauphin (heir to the French throne) Joan of Arc (1412 – 1431) Siege of Orleans Captured by allies of the English in 1430 Burned at the stake (1431) Gunpowder War ends with French victory (1453)

Map 11.2: The Hundred Years’ War

Political Instability Breakdown of Feudal Institutions Scutage New Royal Dynasties Financial Problems Parliaments gain power

The Growth of England’s Political Institutions Edward III (1327 – 1377) Parliament House of Lords House of Commons Richard II (1377 – 1399) Aristocratic factionalism Henry IV (1399 – 1413) Deposed Richard II

The Problems of the French Kings Weakness of the French Monarchy Estates-General 1357 meeting Charles VI (1380 – 1422) Competition between the dukes of Burgundy and Orléans to control Charles

Germany & Italy The German Monarchy Breakup of the Holy Roman Empire Hundreds of States Elective Monarchy The Golden Bull (1356) Weak kings

The States of Italy The States of Italy Lack of centralized authority Republicanism to Tyranny Development of regional states Milan Florence Venice

Mini-DBQ Finish annotating those four sources in the book. Come up with a thesis sentence for those four sources. Go over all the sources together in class.

The Ponte Vecchio – Venice

Agenda 8/23/13 Map quiz on Monday Ch. 11 test on Tuesday Majority of the test will come from the notes we went over in class Question – Creating your first historical political cartoon Finish Mini-DBQ discussion and talk about POV with the last source Notes on the Decline of the Church DBQ Black Death One-sentence summary of each source Try to categorize each source

Political cartoon Draw a scene with three individuals digging up the ground getting ready to plant a garden.

The Decline of the Church Boniface VIII and the Conflict with the State Boniface VIII (1294 – 1303) Conflict with Philip the Fair of France Unam Sanctam (1302) Captured by French at Anagni Clement V (1305 – 1314) The Papacy at Avignon (1305 – 1377) Stay at Avignon leads to a decline in papal prestige Captives of the French monarchy New sources of revenue Catherine of Siena (c. 1347 – 1380)

Bridge at Avignon – The City of the Popes

The Great Schism Papacy returns to Rome in 1378 Rival popes elected Pope Urban VI Pope Clement VII The Great Schism divides Europe Calls for systematic reform Marsiglio of Padua (c. 1270 – 1342), Defender of the Peace Conciliarism Council of Pisa (1409) Deposed both popes and elected a new pope Popes refuse to step down Results in three popes!!! Council of Constance (1414 – 1418) End of the Schism Pope Martin V (1417 – 1431)

Popular Religion Trends Mysticism and Lay Piety Mechanical paths to salvation Mysticism and Lay Piety Meister Eckhart (1260 – 1327) Modern Devotion Gerard Groote (1340 – 1384) and the Brothers of the Common Life Unique Female Mystical Experiences

Changes in Theology Challenges to Scholastic Thought William of Occam (1285 – 1329) Nominalism Consequences of William’s ideas

Finishing the cartoon Label the ground the late middle ages Label the individuals the three things we have been talking about for the past three days Draw a little shoot growing up and label it the Renaissance

Larger DBQ Go through and try to sum up each document in one sentence on your own Now, figure out categories you can place multiple documents in and start organizing the different documents. Use your neighbor for this as well Finally, construct an outline of your thesis and the different topics you would cover We will finish this up on Monday after the quiz

Agenda 8/26/13 Map quiz Finish chapter 11 notes Go over test format tomorrow – discussion questions Long DBQ on the Black Death – hand out Tuesday – Test Wednesday – Start Ch. 12: The Renaissance

The Development of Vernacular Literature and New Directions in Art Dante (1265 – 1321) The Divine Comedy Petrarch (1304 – 1374) Sonnets Boccaccio (1313 – 1375) Decameron Chaucer (c. 1340 – 1400) The Canterbury Tales Christine de Pizan (c. 1364 – 1430) The Book of the City of Ladies Art and the Black Death Giotto (1266 – 1337) Morbidity of late fourteenth-century art

Giotto, Lamentation

Change & Invention Changes in Urban Life New Directions in Medicine Greater Regulation Marriage Gender Roles Male: active and domineering Women: passive and submissive Medieval children New Directions in Medicine Hierarchy Trends Inventions and New Patterns The mechanical clock New conception of time Gunpowder and cannons

A Medical Textbook

Mechanical Clock in the Prague Town Hall

Discussion Questions What impact did the Black Death have on medieval European society? What were the causes of the Hundred Years’ War? Who was Joan of Arc and what role did she play in the Hundred Years’ War? How did the Hundred Years’ War impact the relations between the English King and his Parliament? Why did the stay at Avignon lead to a decline in papal prestige? How was the Great Schism finally ended? How did Dante, Chaucer and Christine de Pisan reflect the values of their respective societies? How did the Black Death affect urban and family life?

Agenda 8/27/13 Ch. 11 Exam today Start the Renaissance tomorrow Tonight – Organize the DBQ sources into categories and come up with the thesis. Be ready to talk about your categories and thesis tomorrow first thing.

Web Links ORB – Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies The End of Europe’s Middle Ages The Black Death, 1347 – 1350 Medieval Dance of Death De Re Militari – Society for Medieval Military History The Age of King Charles V The World of Dante Geoffrey Chaucer