Later Middle Ages.

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Christianity Medieval Society

• By Morgan Stephens

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The church shapes politics and society

• Clergy- church officials. Their teachings were
  very influential in European culture and
  politics.
• Society- life revolved around the local church.
  Markets, festivals, and religious ceremonies took
  place there.
• Politics- the church also gained political power
  in the Middle Ages.

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Monks friars
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The monks of Cluny

• Religious order- group of people who dedicated
  their lives to religion and follow common rules.
• Living apart from society- most monks lived
  apart from the society.

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New orders

• Some monks thought that even Cluny's rules
  weren't strict enough. So, they created new
  orders with even stricter rules.

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friars

• Francis of Assisi- founder of Franciscan order.
• Friars- Members of religious orders who lived and
  worked among general public.
• Living within the society- friars lived within
  the society.

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Universities are built

• Religion, law, medicine, and philosophy were
  taught in the universities.

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Thomas Aquinas

• Philosopher who showed how religious faith and
  reason could co-exist.
• Wrote a reasoned argument for the existence of
  God.

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Natural law

• Thomas Aquinas concept that god created a law
  that governed how the world operated.

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The church and the arts
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Religious architecture

• Their spires and high ceilings and colorful
  windows were all work of architecture to bring
  people closer to God.

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Religious art

• Everything inside the church, from the walls to
  the clergys robes to the books used, were works
  of art.

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Magna Carta changes in England!
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Magna carta

• Document written by English nobles and signed by
  King John listing rights the king could not
  ignore. Among these rights, no one could be kept
  in jail without a reason, and even the king had
  to obey these laws.

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Who demanded this agreement?

• The nobles demanded this agreement because they
  got fed up with the King punishing the people for
  actions they didnt do.

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Effects of magna carta
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What were the effects of magna carta?

• The Magna Carta led to more changes. They were
  faced with war and financial troubles, the king
  turned to a council of nobles for advice and
  money.

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Three of the demands and why they were important

1. People demanded judges be free of loyal control.
   This creation independent judicial system was a
   key step in bringing democracy to England.
2. They wanted the king to obey the laws just like
   they did. The idea that everyone must follow the
   law became one of the basic principles of English
   government.
3. They wanted the king to have limited power. So,
   he didnt get overwhelmed with power.

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Changes after magna carta
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What did magna carta inspire the noble to do?

• Magna Carta inspired the noble to give kings
  advice and money.

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parliament

• The lawmaking body that still governs England
  today. The council developed into this.

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How did the king limit magna carta?

• He turned to a council of nobles to get advice
  from them and also get money. They couldnt
  control Magna Carta by themselves.

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The hundred years war
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The course of the war

• The war started when the English king tried to
  take control of the French throne.

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French king dies with no heirs

• The king died with no children. This left the
  throne without a king to rule France. This lead
  to the 100 years war.

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Two men claim throne

• Man 1 the first man was an English king. When he
  tried too take over the throne another person
  tried to take over.
• Man 2 he was a French person. He would most
  likely to win because he isn't a king and he
  lives in France.

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English take the lead

• The English took the lead when they invaded
  France and won the key battles.

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Joan of arc

• During the hundreds year wars was rallied by the
  France troops. She was caught and then killed.
  She was burned alive. She died in a painful
  death, but she was made famous in history.

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Results of the war
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Changes in England

• The war helped increase the power of Parliament
  because the king needed Parliament approval to
  raise money to pay for the war.

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Changes in France

• The kings power grew after the war.

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Democracy

• Will democracy have to wait in France? Democracy
  had to wait because after the war the kings power
  grew.

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Black death

• Deadly plague that killed millions of Europeans
  between 1347 and 1351.

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Where it came from

• The plague originally came from central and
  eastern Asia.

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How it spread

• Traders unknowingly brought rats carrying
  diseases to Mediterrian ports. From there it
  quickly swept throughout much of Europe. Fleas
  that fed on infected rats passed on the plague to
  people.

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What disease was it?

• One disease was called the bubonic plague.
  Swellings called buboes appeared on victims
  bodies.

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Effect on Manor life and feudalism/how many died

• The manor system fell apart completely. There
  were not enough people left to work in the
  fields. This plague killed millions of people. It
  killed so many, that over a third of Europe's
  population was killed.

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What happened to it?

• Those who survived found their skills in high
  demand.. Suddenly, they could demand wages for
  their labor. Once they had money, many fled their
  manors completely, moving instead to Europe's
  growing cities.

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