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How life began to improve in 1100s |
Monarchies built strong central government More food because of farming technology Towns and trade began to grow |
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Crusades |
Series of wars carried out by Christians to "free" holy lands in middle east Killed Muslims and jews as they traveled Many crusades |
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First crusade |
Crusaders try to kill Muslims east of Mediterranean Seljuk turks take over byzantines and byzantine asks for help Christians decide to kill Muslims directly instead of helping Capture Jerusalem in 1099 but are eventually driven out |
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Second crusade |
Unsuccessful |
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Third crusade |
Kings crusade Saladin united Muslims Frederick barbarossa, philip augustus, and Richard the lionhearted led Christian forces Richard signs truce with saladin Women got more power when men went to war |
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Saladin |
United Muslims Powerful leqdwe |
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Children's crusade |
Sent children to fight because they believed god would protect them Most children died |
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Positive effects of crusades |
Broadened view of world Increased trade around Mediterranean New demand for luxury goods- spices sugar melons tapestries silk Improved technology Improved weapons |
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Negative effects of crusades |
United Muslims against common enemy |
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What did the growth of towns cause |
Little to no sanitation Disease spread fast Rise of middle class More trade |
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Black death |
Hit Europe between 1348-1350 1/3 of the population was killed |
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Names for middle class |
Burghers Bourgeoisie Burgesses |
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Italy |
Quite wealthy Controlled most of trade Became broken up into city states called feudal states |
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Why was money made |
It was a way to make trade even Nobody wanted to be in charge of banks - was considered taboo Jews began to run banks |
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Education |
Need for more educated population More universities in Europe and began to spread through Europe Taught classical teachings-aristotle |
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Schooasticism |
Incorporation of education and god Church supported this |
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Thomas Aquinas |
Philosopher Believed god gave people ability to learn so they should not fear education Wrote a book called summa theologica |
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Vernacular |
Everyday language Literature began to be written like this |
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Dante |
Write poem called "divine comedy" "Dantes inferno" - wrote about hell |
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Chaucer |
Canterbury tales |
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Architecture type |
Romanesque |
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Shift in power |
King gets more power Kings start taking down walls around castles and start helping everyday people |
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Hundred years war |
Fight over french throne and territory Burgundy and England vs France England dominated in beginning |
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Agincourt |
Horrific battle French lost way more men |
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Joan of Arc |
Peasant Believed to be woman of legend who would lead France to victory Claimed saints talked to her "Maid of orleans" Led army to end English siege at orleans |
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What happened to Joan of arc |
King manipulated and used her to win war Was captured and burned at stake by English |
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What Did joans death cause |
French considered her a martyr Got angry at burgundy Country unified and took throne |