1. Chapter 10 Western Europe Pgs 210-232 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

3. Periodization  550-900 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

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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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

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

10. 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. 11 th Century  Expansion of Christian states Crusades Reconquest of Muslim Spain  Evolution of the Catholic Church Cycles of decline, reform and renewal

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

13. 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

14. 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

16. 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?

17. 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

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

19. 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

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

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

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