The Middle Ages

“Medieval Times”

Medieval Towns

Medieval Towns often grew up around a church or town fair with no planning. The streets were narrow and rarely cleaned. The sewer was often the nearest river. 

Medieval Markets

Medieval Markets were held a few times a year and were like carnivals. Minus the elephant ears.

Medieval towns had a curfew (a time

when everyone had to be in their homes) no town had a police force to deal with those who broke the law. No town had street lights - the only choice was candles but in a wooden city or town, these ‘street lights’ could prove disastrous

Crime

Under Medieval law, animals could be tried

and sentenced for crimes, just as though they were people. There are records of farm animals being tried for injuring or killing people. Animals were charged with smaller crimes, too. Some mice were taken to court for stealing part of the harvest, and, in another case, a flock of locusts was convicted --in absentia--of eating crops.

Fun Fact

The Feudal System

The Feudal System

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPp7XWZfHo&feature=related

How did it work?

Feudal Worksheet

Castles

Center of the Community

Looks Romantic Doesn't It? Toilets were built into the walls and emptied directly into the moats. One more reason why you might not want to just dive in when storming a castle. 

Defense

The entrance to a castle often had two iron gates. In between the gates were murder holes were built into the ceiling. In case of an attack molten lead or oil would be poured through the holes onto the enemy. 

The Great Room

The Great Room was heated and lit by an enormous fireplace, big enough to stand in. The Great Room was where all of the eating, drinking, debating, politicking, and merry making and other business was conducted

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_w4FGgOVsM

Castles Video

What was the main purpose of the Castle?

A. For Kings and Queens to live lavishly

B. For safety and defense of the people

C. For the townspeople to come together and socialize

Fact Check

Farming and Technology

New technology created more efficient

farming tools

More food was produced by farming

Europe's population increased

Farming and Technology

The people of

the Middle Ages harnessed water and wind power to do jobs once done by humans and animals

Farming and Technology

Many new devices

were made from iron mined in different parts of Europe

An example is the heavy wheeled plow

Farming and Technology

New farming and technology caused

_____________ in Europe to increase?

A. Population

B. Hunger

C. Battles

Fact Check

Which of the following are advances in

technology that helped farmers grow more food?

A. Electricity

B. The axe

C. The heavy wheeled plow

Fact Check

Trade

In Italy mercantile fleets (trading ships) transported goods from city to city

Trade Expanded

As trade increased, so did the demand for gold

and silver. This created a money economy- where people began to trade with money instead of bartering

Trade Expanded

The expansion of

trade and a money economy created a commercial revolution- an economic system in which people invested in trade and goods to make money.

Trade Expanded

*How can trade lead to the interdependence of societies?

A money economy is when a group of people

begin trading with money instead of bartering

A. True

B. False

Fact Check

The Church

Power of the Church

The community center of the Middle Ages was your local church

Power of the Church

During the Middle Ages (500-1200) the church held enormous power, wealth, and land. Often the church owned more land than kings. The church was like a lord with their own peasants and towns who paid taxes directly to the church.

Fun Fact

Gargoyles were nothing more than really fancy drain spouts. The name in French means 'to gargle' and refers to the water that poured out of the mouth of the gargoyle during a rainstorm.

The Church was very powerful during the

Middle Ages.

A. True

B. False

Fact Check

Plague

The bubonic plague was the most common from of the Black Death.

The Plague

The plague was a disease spread by rats infested with fleas carrying a deadly bacteria.

The Plague

CORNERS REPORT

http://www.history.com/topics/italian-renaissance/videos#coroners-report-plague

Italian

merchants brought the plague with them, historians know this because the path of the Black Death followed trade routes.

The Plague

One third to

one half of the population died due to the Black Death

The Plague

What wiped out one third of Europe’s

population during the Middle Ages?

A. The Black Plague

B. The Bubonic Plague

C. All of the Above

Fact Check

War

The Hundred Years

War began in England and France

Most violent struggle in Middle Ages

Turning point in the nature of warfare

War

English soldiers

were armed with longbows- greater striking power, longer range, and more rapid firing power than crossbows which the French used

War

The End of the Middle Ages

Just as the

Middle Ages reached a high point, war, disease, and conflict within the Church brought suffering and dark times to Europe.

The End of the Middle Ages

A story of two popes…

East vs. West

The existence of two popes caused a great schism

Peoples faith in the church began to fail and the church began to lose its authority over the people

Religious Differences

*What makes an effective leader?

The Great Schism what to happen?

A. People became disgusted with the church

B. The church began to lose its power over the people

C. All of the above

Fact Check

Beginning of Middle Ages:

Improvements in farming due to new technology Increase in population Expansion of trade

End of Middle Ages: Disease War Conflict within the church brought instability and

the decline of the church as a power of authority

The Big Picture

THE DARK AGES CRASH COURSE

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7CanyzhZg&feature=relmfu

Review

Worst jobs part 1

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZrE1mVcB2k

Weird weapons of the Middle Ages  http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&

v=RmDER4qovS8

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