Medieval Europe Prelude to the Modern Era
Ancient World 5000 B.C. – 500 A. D. Medieval World 500 A.D. – 1500 A. D. Modern World 1500 A.D. – Present
Feudal Society The Middle Ages
Outside invasions Fragmentation of Europe Collapse of the Roman Empire
Feudal Society
The Black Death The Hundred Year’s War Crisis in The Church Disasters of the 14 th century
= 14 th century = 15 th century =16 th century = 17 th century = 18 th century = 19 th century = 20 th century = 21 st century Know how to read centuries!!!
“…pestilential disease…The prominent signs of this disease, signs indicating early death, were tumorous outgrowths at the root of thighs and arms and simultaneously bleeding ulcerations.” –Nicephorus Gregoras The Black Death
Causes Traveled via rats/fleas from the east to trading ports in Italy European population susceptible to disease as a result of famine and poverty
Reactions & Effects Flagellants Pogroms against Jews The Black Death
Reactions & Effects Flagellants Pogroms Attitudes toward life
The Black Death Reactions & Effects Flagellants Pogroms Attitudes toward life New opportunities for survivors Labor shortages=higher wages and more rights for peasants
Causes Dispute over land holdings and claim to the throne between English and French king The Hundred Year’s War
Causes Dispute over land holdings and claim to the throne between English and French king Results England loses holdings Stimulates national sentiment
Babylonian Captivity Conflict between Philip IV and Pope Boniface VIII 1305 Clement V in Avignon The Great Schism 1377 Gregory XI returns to Rome Election of two popes (Urban VI in Rome & Clement VII in Avignon) Monarchs take sides No reforms Crisis in The Church
The Conciliar Movement Church should be ruled by everyone Council at Pisa Three popes Council of Constance Unites church under one pope (Martin V) Heresies John Wycliffe and the Lollards All these events undermine the authority of The Church set the stage for the Reformation Crisis in the Church