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Chapter 10: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
I. Revival of Trade
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Revival of Trade Trade activity had declined Money was in short supply
Travel was often treacherous Towns declined in size Manors were self-sufficient
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Trade Routes Three main routes from Orient to Mediterranean: Flanders
Southern route Central route Northern route “Silk road” Flanders
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Markets and Fairs Markets were local Trade fairs Once a week
Regional or international Once a year, lasting several days to several weeks Champagne
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Money and Banking Production of coins Moneychangers Minting coins
Florin Moneychangers Currency exchange Safekeeping of money Loans and letters of credit
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The Medieval Church and Business Practices
The Roman Church taught: Just price Prohibition of usury Became an obsolete teaching Results of the revival of trade and changes in business methods
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Chapter 10: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
II. Growth of Towns
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Townsmen Gain Basic Freedoms
Towns were growing Increased farm production Townsmen sought local self-government Obtained in a variety of ways Charter
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Townsmen Gain Basic Freedoms
Basic freedoms granted in charters: Free status Exemption from manorial obligations Town justice Commercial privileges
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Establishment of Guilds
Guilds regulated the business activity of a given town Functions Two types: Merchant Craft Organized by occupation
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Establishment of Guilds
Three classes of craft guild members: Journeyman Apprentice Master Hanseatic League
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A New Social Class Emerges
Middle class Merchants, bankers, craftsmen, skilled laborers “Men of the town” Gained freedom and money Livelihood was trade
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A New Social Class Emerges
Social ranking began to shift Nobility’s political authority began to diminish Desire for stable and uniform government
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Town Life Walled towns became crowded Sanitation problems
Exciting activities
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Chapter 10: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
III. Medieval Learning and Art
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Education Liberal arts curriculum Trivium Grammar (Latin)
Rhetoric (effective speaking) Logic
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Education Quadrivium Arithmetic Geometry Astronomy Music
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Revival of Learning Improving political and economic conditions
Contact with Byzantine and Arab civilizations Growing towns and more government functions
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Universities Centers of learning Master teachers Universitas
Bologna: law Paris: theology
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Philosophy and Theology
Scholasticism Bible study Scholastic thinkers: Anselm Peter Abelard Thomas Aquinas
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Philosophy and Theology
Systematic theologians Problem: reason vs. revelation
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Medieval Science Science had been thought of as merely a secondary source of knowledge Roger Bacon Observation and experimentation
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Language and Literature
Latin was the established language In education In the Roman Church Vernacular Heroic epics
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Language and Literature
Troubadours Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales
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Art and Architecture Art was primarily religious
Religious architecture Romanesque Gothic
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Chapter 10: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
IV. Emergence of National States
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Nation-States Nationalism National monarchies Growth of royal power
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War Between England and France
Hundred Years’ War Causes English holdings in France Flanders Claims to the French throne
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War Between England and France
Conflict English victories Crécy Poitiers Agincourt Longbows Joan of Arc French eventually win
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Reconquista in Spain and Portugal
Moors had controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula Reconquista By late 13th century, most of the peninsula had been retaken
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Reconquista in Spain and Portugal
Three main kingdoms: Portugal Castile Aragon Each kingdom had a council Royal power increased
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Reconquista in Spain and Portugal
Ferdinand of Aragon Isabella of Castile Spanish Inquisition Drove Moors out of Granada in 1492
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Disunity in Italy and Germany
Many small regional states Divisions of Italy Imperial authority declined in Germany Golden Bull Diet of Holy Roman Empire
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Disunity in Italy and Germany
Habsburg Austria Maximilian I Increased Habsburg possessions through marriages
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Chapter 10: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
V. Decline of the Roman Church
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Papal Humiliation Boniface VIII Philip IV Unam Sanctam
Famous papal bull Philip took the pope captive Pope died soon thereafter
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Papal Exile The next pope was a Frenchman
Papal capital moved to Avignon Babylonian captivity Resentment of non-French Wealth and corruption Calls for reform
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Papal Schism Gregory XI returned to Rome and soon died
Two papal elections Great Schism A third pope Council of Constance Martin V as sole pope
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