Download The Late Middle Ages

What events helped lead to
the end of Feudalism and
the Middle Ages?
The Great (Western) Schism
A Church Divided
• A French archbishop is chosen as
Pope, Clement V
• The pope moves from Rome to the
city of Avignon in France (69 years)
A Church Divided
• 1378 A.D., Pope Urban VI chosen
A Church Divided
• 1378 A.D., Pope Urban VI chosen
• Nobody likes him, so another pope
is elected, Clement VII…
A Church Divided
• 1378 A.D., Pope Urban VI chosen
• Nobody likes him, so another pope is
elected, Clement VII…
• Now have two popes!
Italy & France
= The Great
(Western) Schism
The Great (Western) Schism
• 1414 A.D. – it’s decided to pick a
new, single pope to replace the two
• Now there are 3 Popes!
• Finally, all three are forced to resign
and in 1417, Pope Martin V is
elected – Church is embarrassed
The Hundred Years’ War
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France vs. England
On and off from 1337 – 1453 A.D.
Fighting over French throne
Style of warfare changes
Progression
of the
Hundred
Years War
• So really, what
changed
geographically?
The Battle at Crecy 1346 A.D.
• France had 36,000 knights.
• England had 12,000 with 7,000 of
them being bowman.
• England won! (huh?!)
• The longbow makes knights in full
armor unnecessary.
How did the longbow “kill” knights and Feudalism?
A young French girl…
• Inspires France
• Leads the French army to
victory (dressed as a man)
• Kicks the English out of
France
• Is captured, sold to the
English, and burned at the
stake as a witch!
• All by the age of nineteen!
Joan of Arc
Impact of the Hundred Years’ War
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Feeling of nationalism emerged in England
and France – King a national leader, fighting
for the nation
 power and prestige of French monarch
increased
 English fell into War of the Roses, in which
two noble houses fought for the throne
* Hundred Years’ War marks the “end” of the
Middle Ages
Factors leading to the end of
Feudalism
• The Crusades helped by uniting the
knights against a common enemy.
• The Magna Carta limited the power of
kings.
• But the main factor in the end of
feudalism though was the Black Death.
Dang you
Magna Carta…
I used to be so
buff!
Job Specialization
• As with most medieval cultures, most
Europeans were farmers.
• As time went on though more and more
jobs were available.
• People could start making money and
no longer had to rely so heavily on the
feudal lords.