High Middle Ages Ch 14

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High Middle AgesCh 14

• World Hst and Geo
• Mr. H

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The Crusades

• In the late 1000s, the Seljuq Turks controlled
  the Holy Land
• Nobles sent armies to Jerusalem hoping to regain
  it.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Crusade

• 1st-1096-1099-The crusaders reached Jerusalem and
  massacred the Muslims and Jews
• 2nd- The Turks reunited and fought of continued
  crusades
• 3rd-1187 Saladin and King Richard made a truce

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Results of the Crusades

• The crossbow and catapults were developed
• European Kings grew stronger
• Some cities became major trading centers

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Trade and Towns

• Rights of townspeople
• Freedom-live in the town for a year and a day
• Exemption-once a town member, a person was free
  from work on the mannor
• Justice- towns had their own courts
• Trade- people could sell their goods freely

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Craft Guilds

• Young boys would live with and learn from an
  expert worker-Apprentice
• When older, they become a Journeyman
• Experts are called Masters

Master ?
Apprentice?
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THE BLACK DEATH ?

• 1374-1351-The Bubonic Plague spread across Europe
  and killed 33 of the population
• Symptoms included pain, headaches, swelling, and
  black fluid

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Never play with rats, kids

• The plague was most likely spread by fleas on
  common rats
• Traders from Asia probably brought the disease
  with them as they traveled into Europe

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Famous Medieval Dudes

• Dante-wrote the Inferno
• Chaucer- wrote Canterbury Tales
• Aquinas- developed scholasticism

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War is HELL

• 100 Year War (1337-1453) France vs. England for
  land
• War of the Roses-fight for English kingship

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Last slide of the Semester

• Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain united several
  kingdoms and kicked out non-Catholics
• The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE developed and consisted of
  Italy and Germany