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THE GROWTH OF EUROPEAN KINGDOMS
THE NORMAN CONQUEST
ANGLO-SAXONS These Germanic ppl from Northern Europe had invaded England early in the 5th c.
WILLIAM: KING OF ENGLAND On October 14, 1066, an army
of knights under William of Normandy landed on the coast of England and defeated the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings at the Battle of Hastings
William was then crowned king of England
William made all nobles swear an oath of loyalty to him as sole ruler of England
ENGLISH EMERGES
The Norman ruling class spoke French, but the marriage of the Normans with the Anglo-Saxons nobility gradually merged the two into a new English culture
HENRY II The power of the English
monarchy was enlarged during the reign of Henry II, from 1154-1189
By expanding the power of the royal courts, Henry expanded the king’s power
A body of common law – law that was common to the whole kingdom- began to replace law codes that varied from place to place
THE MAGNA CARTA Many English nobles resented the ongoing growth of the king’s power and rose in rebellion during the reign of King John
In 1215, John was forced to put his seal on a document of rights called the Magna Carta, or the “ Great Charter”
Feudal custom always recognized that the relationship btw Kings and vassals was based on mutual rights and obligations
The Magna Carta gave written recognition to that fact and was used in later years to strengthen the idea that a monarch’s power was limited, NOT absolute
THE FIRST PARLIAMENT
During the reign of Edward I, (13th c) a representative gov’t known as the English Parliament emerged
The Parliament was composed of two knights from every county, two people from every town, and all the nobles and bishops throughout England.
Eventually, the nobles and church lords formed the House of Lords ; knights and townspeople, the House of Commons
These Parliaments granted taxes and passed laws
THE FRENCH KINGDOM
KING PHILIP II AUGUSTUS The reign of King Philip II
Augustus, who ruled from 1180-1223, was a turning point in the growth of the French monarchy
Philip waged war against the rulers of England thus expanding the income of the French monarchy and greatly increased its power
Rulers after Philip II cont’d to add lands to the royal domain
By 1300 France was the largest and best-governed monarchial state in Europe
CHRISTIANITY AND MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION
THE PAPAL MONARCHY
Since the 5th c, the popes of the Catholic Church had been supreme over the affairs of the Church
They had also gained control of territories in central Italy that came to be known as the Papal States
This control kept the popes involved in political matters, often at the expense of their spiritual duties
PAPAL REFORMS Secular, or lay, rulers usually
chose nominees to church offices and gave them the symbol of their office, a practice known as lay investiture
Realizing the need to be free from secular interference in the appointment of church officials, Pope Gregory VII decided to fight this practice
Gregory claimed that only by eliminating lay investiture could the Church regain its freedom
By “freedom” he meant the right of the Church to appoint clergy and run its own affairs
THE CHURCH SUPREME During the papacy of Pope Innocent III in the 13th c, the Catholic Church reached the height of its political power
LETTER FROM INNOCENT III “ As God, the creator of the universe, set two
great lights in the firmament of heaven, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night so He set two great dignities in the firmament of the universal Church, …the greater to rule the day, that is, souls, and the lesser to rule the night, that is, bodies. These dignities are the papal authority and the royal power. And just as the moon gets her light from the sun, and is inferior to the sun….so the royal power gets the splendor of its dignity from the papal authority”
Innocent used the spiritual weapons at his command
His favorite was the interdict – forbids priests from giving the sacraments (Christian rites) of the Church to a particular group of people.
The goal was to cause the people under interdiction, who were deprived of the comforts of religion, to exert pressure against their ruler
THE CULTURE OF THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES
THE RISE OF UNIVERSITIES
The university as we know it today, with faculty, students, and degrees, was a product of the High Middle Ages
THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES The first European university
appeared in Bologna (buh-LOH-nyuh), Italy
A great teacher that taught Roman law attracted students from all over Europe (men) Most were administrators for kings
and princes
These men were eager to learn more about the law in order to apply it in their own jobs
The first university in northern Europe was the University of Paris
In the 12th c., several students and masters(teachers) left Paris and started their own university at Oxford, England
Kings, popes, and princes thought it honorable to found new universities
By 1500, there were 80 universities in Europe
UNIVERSITY CURRICULA Students began their studies at
medieval university w/ the traditional liberal arts curriculum Consisted of grammar, rhetoric, logic,
arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy
Teaching was down using the lecture method The word “lecture” is derived from
Latin and means “to read” Books were expensive and few
students could afford them, so teachers read from a basic text and then added their explanations
There were no exams after lectures however when a student applied for a degree, they were given an oral examination by a committee of teachers
These exams were taken after a four-six year period of study
Levels of degree: Bachelor of arts Masters (Doctorate / PhD)
A student cold go on to study law, medicine, or theology Theology – the study of religion and God – was the most highly regarded subject of the medieval university
The study of law, medicine, or theology could take 10 yrs or more
A student who passed his final oral examination in one of these areas was granted a doctor’s degree
SCHOLASTICISM
The study of theology in universities was strongly influenced by a philosophical and theological system known as scholasticism Scholasticism tried to reconcile faith
and reason – to show that what was accepted on faith was in harmony with what could be learned through reason and experience
The chief task was to harmonize Christian teachings with the works of Greek philosophers Western Europe has been introduced to the works of Aristotle (famous Greek philosopher) in the 12th c
Aristotle’s works upset many Christian theologians
He had arrived at his conclusions by rational thought and not by faith
Some of his ideas contradicted the teachings of the Church
In the 13th c. Saint Thomas Aquinas made the most famous attempt to reconcile Aristotle w/ the doctrines of Christianity
His work, Summa Theologica, ( A summary of Theology) was organized according to the logical method of intellectual investigation used by scholars
He would pose a question like “Does God Exist?”
He would cite opposing opinions and then reconcile them and arrive at a conclusion
He took for granted that there were truths arrived at by reason and those by faith
He was certain that the two truths couldn’t be in conflict with each other
He believed that the human mind, w/o faith, could use reason and experience to arrive at truths concerning the physical universe. However, reason alone could not grasp spiritual truths
VERNACULAR LITERATURE
Latin was the universal language of medieval civilization
It enabled learned people to communicate anywhere in Europe
In the 12th c, new literature was written in the vernacular – language of everyday speech
Vernacular literature became more and more popular as educated people took interest in new forms of entertainment
The most popular was troubadour poetry
This poetry told of the love of a knight for a lady, who inspires him to be a braver knight and a better poet
Another type of was the chanson de geste or heroic epic
The chief events described in heroic poems are battles and political contests
ARCHITECTURE
The 11th and 12th c saw a massive increase in church building
Churches built in the 11th c were based on the Romanesque style Rectangular with flat wooden roofs Barrel vaults were added later
A new style, Gothic, appeared in the 12th c and was perfected in the 13th c
These cathedrals remain one of the greatest artistic triumphs of the High Middle Ages
Two innovations made these cathedrals possible: Ribbed vaults and pointed arches Flying buttress
The combo of ribbed vaults and pointed arches creates an impression of upward movement, as if the building is reaching to God
The flying buttress made it possible to distribute weight outward and down
b/c of this, Gothic Cathedrals were built with thinner walls which could be filled with stained glass windows that depicted religious scenes
The Gothic cathedral, with its towers soaring toward heaven, bears witness to an age when most ppl believed in a spiritual world
THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
IN THIS SECTION There are 3 main topics in this section: Black death The Great Schism 100 years war
THE BLACK DEATH
Basically this is a nasty bacteria-based epidemic that was spread along trade routes Rats carrying fleas that had the bacterium were the catalyst
The plague spread through trade routes Italian merchant ships (a playground for rats) brought the disease with them from the Black Sea in October 1347
By the end of the year it had spread throughout Italy, France, and Spain
Out of a total European population of 75 million, 38 million died of the plague between 1347-1351 (4 years) That’s 9.5 million per year That’s 182,693 / week Over 26,000 / day That’s over 5 Willis’s / day
The plague spread quickest in over-crowded cities Makes sense….lots of people in close
proximity…lots of contact with each other…gross.
So…. What is it? This epidemic left huge boils in the groin,
neck and armpits that oozed pus and bled when open
Usually followed by acute fever and vomiting blood
Most died in 2-7 days after initial infection
The symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin (Ring around the rosy). Pockets and pouches were filled with sweet smelling herbs ( or posies) which were carried due to the belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells. The term "Ashes Ashes" refers to the cremation of the dead bodies!
SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PLAGUE Imagine that everyone around
you is dying…how would you feel?
Don’t forget, people of the Middle Ages are deeply religious Many believed the plague was sent by God to punish them for their sins or had been caused by the Devil himself
The belief that the plague was either God or Satan, led to the outbreak of anti-Semitism – hostility toward Jews some towns accused Jews of poisoning
the town water supplies The worst attacks occurred in Germany
(big surprise) and many Jews fled to neighboring Poland whose King offered refuge
ECONOMIC EFFECT The death of so many ppl in the 14th c led to a decline in trade and shortage of workers this caused a dramatic increase in the cost of labor
At the same time, the population decline meant that demand for food and other goods decline…resulting in falling prices
Some peasants bargained with their lords to pay rent instead of owing services
This essentially freed them from serfdom
DECLINE OF CHURCH POWER
European kings had grown unwilling to accept papal claims of supremacy by the end of the 13th c.
This was evident in the struggles btw Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV
Basically, Philip wanted to tax the clergy and Boniface said that they will not be taxed because they are above state
Philip disagreed and sent troops to capture Boniface and bring him to trial Boniface escaped by died soon after the
ordeal from the shock of the experience
Philip made to where a Frenchman was elected Pope and moved the papal offices to Avignon, France. From 1305-1377 popes live in Avignon…
NOT Rome
Eventually the papal offices returned to Rome in 1377 under Pope Gregory XI He died soon after the journey home
THE GREAT SCHISM
After Gregory’ death an Italian was elected Pope
A group of French cardinals declared the election invalid and chose a Frenchman as pope.
This split began what is known as the Great Schism of the Church
This lasted from 1378-1417 The French Pope lived in Avignon, the
Italian Pope lived in Rome The allies of France recognized the French pope
as the head of the Church France’s enemies, mainly England and her
allies, recognized the Italian Pope as head of the Church
Both popes attacked the other and label him as the Antichrist.
This back and forth pestering and name-calling led many people to lose faith in the Church’s authority
The Great Schism ended at a church council in 1417
By the early 1400s, the Church had lost much of its political power
The pope no longer had any hope of asserting supremacy over the state
The papacy and the Church had lost much of their spiritual authority
THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR
1337-1453 Was fought between France and
England Began when the French King Philip VI
tried to invaded a small English territory in France
This caused King Edward III of England to declare war
Early English success was made possible by the use of the longbow which had great striking power, longer range, and more rapid speed of fire than the crossbow (formerly the weapon of choice)
The English was a few key battles at Crecy and Agincourt
When hope was all but lost, the French monarchy and military rallied behind a young woman named Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was a deeply religious person who came to believe she had experienced visions from God
She persuaded the French king to allow her to accompany the army to Orleans Here, her faith inspired the French forces
and led to a victory
Seeing her as a threat and rallying point, the English captured Joan and she was turned over to the Inquisition on charges of witchcraft Joan was condemned as a heretic and
sentence to burn at the stake
Eventually the French won the war in 1453 with the help of a new weapon...the cannon
This was made possible by the invention of gunpowder
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