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Black Death killed
one half (½) of
Europe’s population
Black Death killed
one half (½) of
Europe’s population
Since there were fewer
serfs, they had freedom to
move to cities
Black Death killed
one half (½) of
Europe’s population
Since there were fewer
serfs, they had freedom to
move to cities
King John signed Magna Carta giving
rights to individuals. It is the source of
our Constitution.
Black Death killed
one half (½) of
Europe’s population
Since there were fewer
serfs, they had freedom to
move to cities
King John signed Magna Carta giving
rights to individuals. It is the source of
our Constitution.
100 Years War allowed monarchs to build armies;
reduced power of individual lords. Joan of Arc
inspired nationalism – a tie to one’s country.
Black Death killed
one half (½) of
Europe’s population
Since there were fewer
serfs, they had freedom to
move to cities
King John signed Magna Carta giving
rights to individuals. It is the source of
our Constitution.
100 Years War allowed monarchs to build armies;
reduced power of individual lords. Joan of Arc
inspired nationalism – a tie to one’s country.
Status (place in the hierarchy) decided by wealth and ability,
not birthright (to whom you are related).
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
Crusaders brought ideas from travels; made
Europeans eager to learn about the world.
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
Italian cities, tied to Byzantine and Muslim merchants,
became rich and powerful.
Crusaders brought ideas from travels; made
Europeans eager to learn about the world.
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
Renaissance scholars/artists looked to art
and writing from ancient Greece and Rome
for guidance
Italian cities, tied to Byzantine and Muslim merchants,
became rich and powerful.
Crusaders brought ideas from travels; made
Europeans eager to learn about the world.
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
Florence’s Medici family used
profits from trade to promote
scholarship/arts.
Renaissance scholars/artists looked to art
and writing from ancient Greece and Rome
for guidance
Italian cities, tied to Byzantine and Muslim merchants,
became rich and powerful.
Crusaders brought ideas from travels; made
Europeans eager to learn about the world.
RENAISSANCE - a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in Humanism
Middle class merchants
gained control of money by
organizing banks
Florence’s Medici family used
profits from trade to promote
scholarship/arts.
Renaissance scholars/artists looked to art
and writing from ancient Greece and Rome
for guidance
Italian cities, tied to Byzantine and Muslim merchants,
became rich and powerful.
Crusaders brought ideas from travels; made
Europeans eager to learn about the world.