Transcript Europe in the Middle Ages

Europe in the
Middle Ages
a.k.a
Medieval Europe
Characteristics
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Church is powerful.
Lack of a strong central government.
Rural.
Education decreases.
No middle class.
Trade is much less evidence.
King less powerful.
Characteristics
 Three major kingdoms divided into
thousands of feudal state.
 Arts less pursued.
 Working conditions harsh.
 Skeptical not optimistic.
 Living conditions harsh.
 Laws based on customs.
 Barter system.
Three major institutions
 Church
 Age of Faith
 Feudalism
 Political System
 Manorialism
 Economic System
Church Structure
 Pope
 all of Christendom
 Archbishop
 archdiocese
 Bishop
 dioceses
 Priest
 parish
The Good Church
 Preserver of learning.
 Art.
 Music, stained glass,
and wood carvings.
 Medicine.
 Shelter for poor.
 Giver of food.
The Good Church
 Scientists.
 People found hope.
 Turned to the church
for guidance and
comfort.
 Church offered
salvation through the
sacraments.
The Bad Church
 Amassed wealth.
 Owned land.
 Some were dishonest.
 Political involvement.
 Corruption.
 Immorality.
Manorial System
 Economic system of the Middle Ages.
 Manor.
 self sufficient farming communities.
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Little trade between manors.
Life is hard.
Typically had 200-300 people.
Heart of the manor was the manor
house or castle.
Castle
 Started out as manor
houses.
 Fortified.
 Built for the purpose of protection/defense.
 Central tower.
 Surrounded by series of wall.
 Moat and draw bridge.
 Area to store six months supply of food.
Buildings on a manor
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Manor house / castle.
Lord’s barn.
Stables.
Mills.
Bake house.
Buildings on a manor
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Cookhouse.
Church.
Priest’s house.
Freedmen and Serf’s homes.
Meadows and woodlands and
pastures and Farmland.
The Three Field System
 Divided into 3
sections.
 Fall/spring/fallow
 Way to keep the
land fertile.
 Peasants hold a
stripe of land.
High Middle Ages
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1000-1250 CE
Improved farming methods.
Peace.
Growth of towns.
Revival of trade.
Trade fairs.
Crafts start and guilds form.
Middle Class emerges.
Weakening of Feudal and Manorial
Systems.
Manor vs. Medieval City
1. Create a Venn Diagram of the similarities
and differences between the two.
2. Based on your chart, describe whether
each was a advantage or disadvantage
for the people.
This can be done with a partner and is
due at the end of the class period.