1. How did we get from this to this?

2.  Was a time of confusion, turmoil, warfare

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6. Bad things were blamed on religion not science.

8. Romanesque-basic features Byzantine-anti-realistic art Gothic-rediscovered natural figures

10. Black Death Inspired by the Black Death, The Dance of Death, an allegory on the universality of death, is a common painting motif in the late medieval period The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350.

11. Interactive Map Black Death

12. Fighting started in the Hundred Years' War because the Kings of England - descendants of William the Conqueror who still spoke French -wanted to rule France as well. France was temptingly weak and divided. Height of English controlEnglish control at the end of the war

13. Gunpowder did not appear in Europe until the late 13th century. Gunpowder was initially invented in China around the early 9th century AD and spread first to the Middle East and later to Europe by trade routes. Some historians believe that gunpowder was independently invented in Europe, though it's not very likely. Gunpowder eventually reached Europe. It played a very important role in warfare. Due to the nature of gunpowder, it became increasingly popular for being easy to use, light and cheap. Before the 14th century, men had to be completely devoted to war, but this changed with the introduction of gunpowder when an unskilled man could kill a knight easily. This brought some major changes to medieval life. Men no longer needed to train for years in order to be useful at battle - a simple peasant could be equipped with a cannon and prove devastating against the traditional soldiers. At first gunpowder was mostly used to scare the enemy soldiers due to its ineffectiveness and only until later was it widely used as an effective way to kill. Cannons began appearing in the west during the 14th century. The bombard was the most primitive form of cannon and consisted of a simple tube. It was especially effective against castles which, if besieged properly, could be successfully assaulted in a matter of weeks or even days.

14. Black Death, War, Gun Powder, and New Philosophies all helped bring an end to the Middle Ages Lasted 1000 Years Replaced by the Renaissance