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SETTING THE STAGE: EUROPE IN THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES
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EUROPE @ 1300 AD EUROPE IN THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES
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SOCIAL & POLITICAL STRUCTURE Clergy Vassals Lords FEUDALISM Serfs Townspeople
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EUROPE IN THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES ECONOMY Merchants & Artisans: organized into GUILDS Locally based Primarily agricultural
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THE CHURCH & RELIGION Church = most powerful institution in Europe Europe predominantly Catholic European worldview overwhelmingly religious Church directed education EUROPE IN THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES
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EUROPE @ 1815 EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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POLITICAL CHANGES Increasing authority of monarchs Centralization of power bureaucracy taxation parliaments
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SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CHANGES Agriculture improvements Population growth Increased commerce Decline of Feudalism Rise of free labor Rise of Finance Urbanization EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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THE CHURCH AND RELIGION Loss of power & influence New religious ideas & challenges Move away from purely religious view EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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CHANGES IN IDEAS Scientific advancements Human anatomy Physical world & universe Exploration & conquest Technology EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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CHANGES IN IDEAS Individualism natural rights new ideas about government & society EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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THE FAMILY Changes in size & structure Transformation of function Changes in gender roles EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION, 1300-1815
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