later middle ages

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Later middle ages c. reddix
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Christianity and medieval society
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The church shapes politics and Society

• Clergy- Very influeincal in medieval society
  church officials.
• Society- everything took place at the church
  pilgrims visited religious places
• Politics- old church officials to local rulers.

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Monks and friars
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The Monks of Cluny

• Religious order- group of people who dedicate
  their lives to religion and common rules.
• living apart from society- Monks lived apart
  from society.

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Friars

• Francis of Assisi- founder of the francisian
  order.
• Friars- members of religious orders who lived
  and worked among the general public.
• Living within society- because they could help
  the bad people.

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Universities are built
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Universities

• Thomas Aquinas- natural law
• Created by religious leaders
• Students took tests then and now

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The church and the arts
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Religious architecture

• Inspired by religious expression.

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Summary

• Besides its religious role the church played
  important roles in politics, education, and the
  arts. The church changes as time passed.

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Magna Carta causes changes in England
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Magna Carta

• In 1215 a group of English nobles decided to
  force the king to respect their rights. They made
  King John approve a document listing rights the
  king could not ignore. This document was called
  the Magna Carta, or Great Charter.

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Effects of Magna Carta

• The effects of Magna Carta are that they where
  faced with war and financial troubles, the kings
  turned to a council of nobles for advice and
  money. Before long, the council developed into
  parliament, the powerful lawmaking body that
  still governs England today.

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Changes after Magna Carta

• In Eroupe, kings were not giving up their power
  easily, but other events forced political change.
  A major event was the Hundred Years War, a long
  conflict between England and France.

• During the Hundred Years War an even greater
  crisis arose. This crisis was the Black Death, a
  deadly plague that swept through Europe between
  1347 and 1351.

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The hundred yeArs war
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Results of the war

• The war helped increase the power of Parliament
  in England
• The kings power grew after the war in France.
• Democracy in France will have to wait.

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The coarse of the war

• The Hundred Years War was a long conflict
  between the French and the English.
• French King dies with no heirs.
• Two men claim throne.
• English take the lead.
• Joan of Arch rallied the French.

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Black death
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Where it came from

• The black death plague originally came from
  central and eastern Asia.

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How it spread

• Traders unknowingly brought rats carrying the
  disease to Mediterranean ports. From there it
  quickly swept throughout much of Europe. Fleas
  that fed on infected rats passed on the plague to
  people.

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What disease was it

• The black death is a deadly plague that swept
  through Europe between 1347 and 1351.

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Effect on manor, life, and feudalism

• The old manor system, already weakend by the
  growth of cities, collapsed. Plague survivors
  found their skills in demand and charged more for
  their labor.

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What happened to it

• It is still here today on the coasts, but less
  people get it because of new technologies to
  prevent it.