Jews A.D.1050 - 1650 Ms. Vignocchi 7th Grade World History Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science
How were Jews Treated? Church persecuted them Many people hated Jews for: Not accepting Christianity Charging interest for money loans Diseases in communities Economic problems in societies People blamed Jews for their problems Hate of Jews was called anti-Semitism Christian mobs attacked and killed 1,000’s of Jews Governments had Jews wear special badges/clothing Jews lived in separate communities called ghettos Jews lost the right to own land Practice/have certain trade/work Many Jews became peddlers and money lenders because these jobs were hated by Christians In the 1100s, European rulers start to ‘drive out’ Jewish subjects England expels Jews in A.D.. 1290 France expels Jews in A.D. 1306 & 1394 By A.D. 1350, some German cities forced Jews out Jews settled in Eastern Europe Established thriving communities based on their religious traditions