Post on 14-Jan-2016
1250 – 13001250 – 1300life is pretty goodlife is pretty good
• New TownsNew Towns• ChartersCharters• Economy growingEconomy growing
• Then….Then….
Hansel and GretelHansel and GretelThe fairy tale may have originated in the medieval period of the
Great Famine (1315–1321)Great Famine (1315–1321) which caused people to do some desperate deeds like abandoning young children to
fend for themselves, or even resorting to cannibalism (the witch).
Who knows, but it’s a good story…
Ring around the RosieRing around the RosiePocket full of PosiesPocket full of PosiesAshes, Ashes…Ashes, Ashes…We all fall downWe all fall down
The Black DeathThe Black Death
There have been three major outbreaks of plague.
The Plague of Justinian in the 6th and 7th centuries 40% of the population of Constantinople died
Black Death of the 14th centuryBlack Death of the 14th century.
China in the 1890s
The Black Death 1348 and 1350
Thought to have started in ChinaSpread by the invading MongolsMongols
Caffa
The Black Death 1348 and 1350
14th Century
Rats carried FleasFleas on Merchant shipsfrom Caffa
The Black Death 1348 and 1350
14th Century
Rats and Fleas quickly spread diseaseonce the ships landed in Italy
"Most of them remained in their houses, either through poverty or in hopes of safety, and fell sick by thousands. Since they received no care and attention, almost all of them died.
Many ended their lives in the streets both at night and during the day; and many others who died in their
houses were only known to be dead because the neighbors smelled their decaying bodies. With the aid of porters, if they could get them, they carried the bodies out of the houses and laid them at the door;
Most victims were interred in mass graves.
The Doctor
There was no CureThere was no Cure
Children were abandoned
People were killed as they tried to enter new town
Catholic Church had no answers• Witchcraft and Magic
Catholic Church had no answers•Witchcraft and Magic
HeresiesHeresies gain followingsReligious doctrine in opposition to or different to the Catholic church
Catholic Church had no answers•Witchcraft and Magic
Heresies gain followings
Wild pleasuresWild pleasures
Catholic Church had no answers•Witchcraft and Magic
Heresies gain followings
Wild pleasures
FlagellantsFlagellants – Plague was God’s punishment
“to suffer as Christ..” so…they beat themselvesHuge movement despite Catholic Churches stance
Catholic Church had no answers•Witchcraft and Magic
Heresies gain followings
Wild pleasuresFlagellants - God’s punishment
Blamed Jews Blamed Jews –•Claimed they poisoned the water• Thousands were slaughtered• The Pope condemned the actionThe Pope condemned the action
The Black Death 1348 and 1350
Estimated to have killed 40% – 60% of Europe40% – 60% of Europe
150 to 175 Million people may have diedNo one really knows
Impact on Europe Economy suffers
• Workers/Employers died
• Survivors asked for higher wages
• Wheat fields to sheep fields - Higher price of bread
• Statute of Labourers (1351) – Henry III
Queen Isabella Queen Isabella and Ferdinand win at GranadaExpelling the Muslims and Jews from SpainExpelling the Muslims and Jews from Spain
ReconquistaReconquista1492
ReconquistaReconquista1492
• Queen Isabella and Ferdinand win at Granada
Expelling the Muslims and Jews from Spain
Immediately began the
InquisitionInquisitionChurch court set up to try
HeresyHeresy
ReconquistaReconquista1492
Led to Global Exploration
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus