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Page 1: The Middle Ages. The Early Middle Ages Decline into Chaos Approximately 500 to 800 Depopulation of cities Decline in trade Decline in literacy Loss of

The Middle Ages

Page 2: The Middle Ages. The Early Middle Ages Decline into Chaos Approximately 500 to 800 Depopulation of cities Decline in trade Decline in literacy Loss of

The Early Middle AgesDecline into Chaos

• Approximately 500 to 800

• Depopulation of cities

• Decline in trade

• Decline in literacy

• Loss of common language

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The Early Middle AgesDecline into Chaos

• Personal ties replace citizenship

• Christian Church assumes authority– Temporal and spiritual

• Conversion of Germanic tribes

• Beginning of monastic system

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Europe in AD 500

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The Early Middle AgesDecline into Chaos

• Germanic tribes try to carve out their own kingdoms

• Violence and warfare

• Population to the point of no return

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The High Middle AgesSearch for Stability

• Approximately 800 to 1100

• Stability begins to return

• Charlemagne built the first European Empire – AD 800– Holy Roman Empire

• Learning begins to revive

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The High Middle AgesSearch for Stability

• Complete schism (separation) with Christians in the Eastern Empire - 1054

• Idea of Christendom emerges

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The High Middle AgesSearch for Stability

• Feudal system develops based on land ownership in exchange for protection

• Manor system provides protection

• Serfdom established

• Farming techniques improved

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The High Middle AgesSearch for Stability

• Viking attacks threaten stability

• Growing “threat” from Islam

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The High Middle AgesSearch for Stability

• Trade begins to grow

• Population begins to grow

• Nascent towns form

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The Late Middle AgesVictims of Own Success

• Approximately 1100 to 1400

• Population growth stresses manor system

• Independent towns operate outside of feudal system – causing stress

• Middle class begins to emerge with new wealth (not based on land)- demand rights

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The Late Middle AgesVictims of Own Success

• Abuses in church include simony, married priests, illiterate clergy

• Church attempts reforms

• Pope pushes for spiritual empire governed by Canon Law

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The Late Middle AgesVictims of Own Success

• Temporal leaders become more powerful – want control over church in their own country

• Conflicts between kings and popes – popes generally dominate (excommunication)

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The Late Middle AgesVictims of Own Success

• Code of chivalry developed

• Europe strong enough to begin to look outward

• Crusades