Transcript 1.3: The High Middle Ages: Secular Civilization

The High Middle Ages: Secular
Civilization
Section: 1.3
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD• 622 AD• 732 AD• 793 AD• 800 AD• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD- Fall of
Rome (official)
• 622 AD• 732 AD• 793 AD• 800 AD• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD- Fall of Rome
(official)
• 622 AD- Hegira (from
Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD• 793 AD• 800 AD• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD-Fall of Rome
(official)
• 622 AD-Hegira (from
Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD- Charles Martel
defeats the Moors at
Tours
• 793 AD• 800 AD• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD-Fall of Rome
(official)
• 622 AD-Hegira (from
Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD-Charles Martel
defeats the Moors at Tours
• 793 AD-First Viking attack
on “Roman” Europe
• 800 AD• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD-Fall of Rome
(official)
• 622 AD-Hegira (from
Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD-Charles Martel
defeats the Moors at Tours
• 793 AD-First Viking attack
on “Roman” Europe
• 800 AD-Rise of
Charlemagne
• 1095 AD• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD-Fall of Rome
(official)
• 622 AD-Hegira (from
Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD-Charles Martel
defeats the Moors at Tours
• 793 AD-First Viking attack
on “Roman” Europe
• 800 AD-Rise of
Charlemagne
• 1095 AD-First Crusade
• 1200s-
Quick Review of the Middle Ages
• 476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
• 622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
• 732 AD-Charles Martel defeats the Moors
at Tours
• 793 AD-First Viking attack on “Roman”
Europe
• 800 AD-Rise of Charlemagne
• 1095 AD-First Crusade
• 1200s-High point of Medieval culture:
cathedrals, universities, etc.
So what characterizes ‘Medieval’?
What words do we associate with
Medieval?
Medieval
Medieval government structured
• Feudalism- local
government of
mutual back
scratching
• Devoid of a
sovereign central
authority
Does feudalism
exist today
In some form?
Medieval economic system
• Manorial
System– local, self
sufficient
economic system
• Largely agrarian
• Indicative of
Medieval
economy
What do we mean by Modern?
What do we mean by the term
“modern?”
Modern
In the 11th Century Europe began
to change.
What caused this change?
• Agricultural
Revolution
• Horse-shoe,
horse-collar
• Heavy Plough
• Three-Field
System
• Why does this
matter?
What impact did the new methods of agriculture
and government have on trade, population?
Agricultural Revolution
Produces more food
Which results in population
growth
Which results in the growth of
Towns and cities
Which results in a demand for
Trade goods
Which leads to growth in trade with
Other towns and regions and the
Exchange of ideas
Which leads people to question medieval institutions
And to the begin to create Modern Europe!