High Middle Ages

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High Middle Ages 1050-1270 A.D.

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High Middle Ages. 1050-1270 A.D. Life in the High Middle Ages. improved technology and agriculture c rop production & population grew increased trade & business growth of towns rise of a middle class. Renewed Interest in Art & Learning. Need for more educated citizens - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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High Middle Ages

High Middle Ages1050-1270 A.D.Life in the High Middle Agesimproved technology and agriculturecrop production & population grewincreased trade & businessgrowth of townsrise of a middle class

Renewed Interest in Art & LearningNeed for more educated citizensDevelopment of first universities

Acquire new learningGreek philosophy of reason conflicted with Christian acceptance of faithkept science from moving forwardMedieval LiteratureIncreasingly written in the vernacular (every day language)often written as epics

ArchitectureCathedrals gothic stylesymbol of wealth and religious devotionbigger, higher (flying buttresses)

Artpaintings, manuscripts, & tapestriesGothic style meant to inspire devotion to God

Increasing Power of Monarchsstruggled to exert royal authority over nobles and churchmen

slowly building framework for European nation-states of todayShared governmentIndependent of other nation-states

Height of Papal PowerBy 1200s, popes claimed supremacy over all other rulers

most Christians very devout with little real understanding of the religionblind faith and acceptance

growing wealth and power led to corruption within the Church

The Inquisition:1200s-1400s AD used to stop spread of heresy in Europestemmed from :real challenges to Christian ChurchSpanish Reconquistaincreased corruption of the church hadmethodsaccusations and tortureonly escape was to recant

Impact of the Inquisitionexpulsion of remaining Jews and Muslims from Spaincontinued conflict among nations in Europe over issue of religion

The Crusadeswars to recover the Holy Land from Muslimspeasants and knights joined the fight1st Crusade a success4th Crusade attacked Constantinople

The Mediterranean at the time of the Crusades

Impact of the Crusades

Late Middle Ages1270 - 1492 A.D.The Black Death1340s-1350s A.D.spread through trade with the Eastbacterial plague: 3 kindspneumonic attacked lungssepticemic traveled in bloodstreambubonic caused fever & delirium

The Black Deathkilled 1/3 of Europes populationseen as Gods punishment of sinfaith in Church swayed

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