1. The Rise of Nation-States
Middle Ages: Europe
The Rise of Nation-States

2. Rise of Nation States
Background: European monarchies consolidated power and began forming nation-states in the late medieval period.
Nation-states are large groups of people who are ruled by one central government, who share a common language and who feel a sense of loyalty to the group.

3. England 1. William the Conqueror – leader of the Norman Conquest
united most of England after the Battle of Hastings
2. Common Law had its beginnings during the reign of Henry II

6. England
3. King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215 which limited the King’s power, gave more power to nobles: **Parliament**
4. The Hundred Years War between England and France helped define England as a nation.

9. France
1. Hugh Capet established the French throne in Paris, and his dynasty gradually expanded their control over most of France.
2. The Hundred Years War between England and France helped define France as a nation.

11. France 3. Joan of Arc was a unifying factor
God told her kick the English out
Won at Orleans – huge turning point
Captured, condemned as a witch and a heretic
Burned at the stake 1431

13. Spain
1. Ferdinand & Isabella unified the country and expelled Muslim Moors during a time called the Reconquista 2. Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere expanded under Phillip II

17. Threw off the rule of the Mongols Centralized power in Moscow
Russia
1. Ivan the Great –
Threw off the rule of the Mongols
Centralized power in Moscow
Expanded the Russian nation

19. Russia
2. Power was centralized in the hands of the tsar. 3. The Orthodox Church influenced unification

20. The Black Death: Background: In the fourteenth century, the Black Death (or Bubonic Plague) destroyed the population of much of Asia and then the population of much of Europe.

22. Symptoms Buboes (Bubonic Plague) of groin, neck , arms oozed and bled
Fever, headaches, nausea, vomiting, etc.
80% died within first week of contracting the disease.

24. Economic and Social impact of the Black Death in much of Asia and Europe
1. Decline in population – 1/3 of Europe died
2. Scarcity of Labor – not enough people to work , farms abandoned
3. Towns freed from feudal obligations – feudalism breaking down
Serfs left manors in search of better wages

25. Economic and Social impact of the Black Death in much of Asia and Europe
4. Decline of church influence – prayers failed to stop the plague
Priests wouldn’t perform services for those who were dying
5. Disruption of trade – declined as prices rose, less people willing to travel

26. Spread of the Plague in Europe

27. Plague Doctor