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Chapter 14: The High Middle Ages
SECTION 1: THE CRUSADES
Crusades
• European Christians
launched a series of
religious wars called the
Crusades.
• The goal of each war
was to take the Holy
Land.
• Muslims had taken control of Jerusalem,
Persia, and Southwest Asia by the late 100s.
• Pope Urban II called Church leaders to the
Council of Clermont.
First Crusade
• Peasants and knights set out on the First
Crusade in 1096.
• Some Crusaders in Germany decided to fight
the Jews located there.
• Took three years to reach Jerusalem and once
the Muslims were defeated and set up
Christian states in the Holy Land.
• By 1144, the Muslims started to regain control
of the land that they lost in the First Crusade
including Edessa.
• The Second Crusade started in 1147 and it was
a failure.
Second Crusade
• Saladin gained control in
the Muslim world and set
out to take back the
Crusader states.
• He drove the Christians
out of Jerusalem.
• Richard the Lion Hearted
attacks but was unable to
take back the Holy Land.
• The Third Crusade ended
in a draw.
Third Crusade
• Christians attempted to take back the
Jerusalem in 1201.
• They were disorganized and dangerous so
when they reached Constantinople, they
decided to loot the city.
• By 1291, Muslims had completely driven
Christians out of the Holy Land.
Fourth Crusade
Chapter 14: The High Middle Ages
SECTION 2: TRADE AND TOWNS
Trade
• Italians were the first people to have good
economy in Medieval Europe.
• They traded across the Mediterranean and
Adriatic Seas.
• They would trade silk and spices.
• Trade encouraged people to use money so
merchants allowed people to buy goods on
credit.
• People started to move
into cities.
• New technologies
included: wind mill, plow,
and water mills.
• Towns were run by lords
who charged whatever
they wanted in taxes.
• By 1300, Paris and Rome
each had 100,000
residents.
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Craftspeople organized into guilds.
Guilds restricted competition.
They would set prices for their products.
They would train children in their craft.
You would start out as an apprentice, then
work your way up to master.
• Middle Ages cities were
very dirty.
• Streets were narrow
and contained many
buildings.
• Animals as well as
people crowded city
streets.
• Disease, fire, and crime
were the main dangers.
Chapter 14: The High Middle Ages
SECTION 3: ART AND CULTURE OF
THE MIDDLE AGES
• Many writings of the Middle Ages dealt with
religion.
• People were encourages to interpret the Holy
Bible in their own ways.
• Epics and romances were other popular
writing choices of the day.
• Poems were performed
by troubadours.
• They were written in
the vernacular, or
everyday language.
• Scientific research was also important.
• Alchemy, and early form of chemistry was
practiced.
• Scientists would try do such things as turn
base metals (lead) into gold.
• Universities also started to spring up around
Europe.
• Subjects such as Latin Grammar, logic, and
astronomy.
• Thomas Aquinas was
the most influential
scholar of the time.
• He studied Greek works
and argued that both
reason and faith were
necessary for an
understanding of truth.
• This is known as
Scholasticism.
Chapter 14: The High Middle Ages
SECTION 4: CHALLENGES OF THE
LATE MIDDLE AGES
• Heresy or beliefs that
opposed the official
teachings of the Church
were a big problem.
• They dealt with it in a
couple of ways.
• The primary method was inquisitions.
• These are legal procedures supervised by
special judges.
• Heresy was also fought through Christian
education.
• Friars traveled around
spreading Christian
ideals.
• They also took vows of
poverty and obedience.
• One of the best ways to gain political power
was to wage war.
• The French king died in 1328, made the
English want to rule both England and France.
• Edward III invaded France in 1337, starting the
Hundred Years’ War.
• England had the upper
hand until Joan of Arc
came along.
• Her troops won an
important battle at
Orleans.
• She was captured and put
to death.
• Charles VII rallied his
troops and the French
took back the land the
English took and won the
war by 1453.
• Two families, Lancasters and Yorks started
fighting which lead to the War of the Roses in
1453.
• At first the Yorkists were successful but that
would change after Edward IV died.
• After numerous uprisings, Henry VII would
rise to power by 1487, ending the war.
Causes and Effect of the Black
Death
Causes of Black Death
Bubonic plague
Carried by fleas on rats
Spreads from Asia to Middle East to Europe
The Black Death in Europe
• People turn to magic and witchcraft
• People flee cities or hide in homes
• Christians blame Jews
Effects of the Black Death
One-third of the people died
Production declines
Inflation
Peasants revolt
• The Black Death devastated Europe from 1347
to 1351.
• It is still unknown what it actually was and
what caused it.
• It is believed that it existed in two forms:
bubonic and pneumonic plague.
• It was passed around by humans and animals.
Consequences and Effects of the Black Death
plague
The Consequences and effects of the Black Death plague were far reaching
in England:
Prices and Wages rose
Greater value was placed on labor
Farming land was given over to pasturing, which was much less laborintensive
This change in farming led to a boost in the cloth and woolen industry
Peasants moved from the country to the towns
The Black Death was therefore also responsible for the decline of the Feudal
system
People became disillusioned with the church and its power and influence
went into decline
This resulted in the English reformation
Black Death Symptoms
The symptoms of the Black Death were terrible and swift:
Painful swellings (buboes) of the lymph nodes
These swellings, or buboes, would appear in the armpits, legs, neck, or groin
A bubo was at first a red color. The bubo then turned a dark purple color, or
black
Other symptoms of the Black Death included:
a very high fever
delirium
the victim begins to vomit
muscular pains
bleeding in the lungs
mental disorientation
The plague also produced in the victim an intense desire to sleep, which, if
yielded to, quickly proved fatal
A victim would die quickly - victims only lived between 2 -4 days after
contracting the deadly disease
• If a person became
infected, they would have
large dark splotches on
the skin.
• High fever, vomiting,
severe headaches.
• The Black Death mean
certain death and most
people died within a few
days.
• 25 million people died as
a result (one third of the
population).