Later middle ages J.Barber

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Later middle ages

• J.Barber and C.Markland

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Christianity and Middle ages society
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The church shapes politics and society

• Clergy-was the church officials.
• Society-Their society was based around religion.
  They revolved everything around God.
• Politics-Their politics was also based around
  religion. The king was chosen by God.

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Monks and friars
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The monks of Cluny

• Religious order-A group of people who dedicated
  their lives to religion and followed common
  rules.
• Living apart from society-The monks did not get
  into society. They were isolated from it.

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Friars

• Francis of Assisi- He started the Franciscans.
• Friars- They were just like monks but they were
  involved with society.
• Living within society- The Friars lived within
  society.

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Universities are built

• Thomas Aquinas- He wrote and reasoned argument
  for the existence of God. He also developed a
  philosophical system called natural law.
• Created by religious leaders- Scholars wanted to
  establish a connection between religious faith
  and intellectual reason.
• Students took tests then and now- one similarity
  to todays testing and then is that it is very
  important because it can shape the future of
  your life.

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The Church and the Arts
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Religious Architecture

• Inspired by religious expression- Their
  architecture was about representing their
  religious leaders.

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Summary

• As you can see the Europeans were really focused
  on their religious beliefs. This allowed them to
  build architecture that represented their Gods.

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Magma Carta causes change in England
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Magna Carta

• Who demanded this agreement-The people of England
  wanted this change in government. They wanted
  this because their king was putting people in
  jail for no good reasons.

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Effects of the Magna Carta

• What were the effects of the M/C-The document
  then on made the king have to tell them why they
  were going to jail and they now had a right to a
  fair trial.
• Three demands-1 state why being put in jail.
• 2 They have a right to a fair trial.
• 3 To respect their rights.
• These were important because these allowed them
  to have more rights and to be more respected.

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Changes after the Magna Carta

• What did the M/C inspire the noble to do-The
  nobles would now be the ones telling the advice
  to kings.
• Parliament-The parliament was the lawmaking body
  that governs England. This was their government.
• How did the king limit the M/C- Different events
  changed the M/C by war and other big events.

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Student Magna Carta

• 1. We should have the right to choose what we do
  in class.
• 2. We should be able to not have to do homework
  because home is for relaxing.
• 3. We should also have a say so when we have
  lunch so we can get what we want.

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100 Year War
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The course of war

• The course was they tried to keep the king from
  trying to get too much power over France. The
  French king died and had no heirs. The England
  king wanted to rule France. But the French didnt
  want this to happen. So they went to war.
• English would go ahead and stop.
• Joan of Ark- Joan of Ark was a women who helped
  the French win the war.

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Results of the War

• Changes in England happened when they lost the
  war and they kept their king.
• France on the other hand won the war and they got
  a new king so they would be the better country.
• Democracy will have to wait because they won they
  would now have a king so they didnt need a
  different government. If they lost then they
  would need to use democracy but they didnt need
  it.

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The Black Death
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Where it came from

• The Black Death came from rats and fleas. The
  traders accidentally brought rats and fleas that
  had the disease. The plague originated from
  central and eastern Asia.

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How it spread

• The Black Death spreads by rats and fleas.
  Traders carried these rats to the Mediterranean
  trade ports. Then the disease got on other boats
  and infected the people in the country that they
  went to.

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What disease was it?

• The actual disease was called the bubonic plague.
  They just called it the Black Death because it
  was one of the most horrible disease spreads ever.

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Effect on manor life and feudalism/How many died

• The effects it had was that since many people
  died the peasants had job opportunities. Now the
  peasants would have a better life not working for
  the rich.
• How many people died-The Black Death killed a
  third of Europe's population. In other words the
  plague killed nearly 25 MILLION people!!!!!

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What happened to it?

• The Black Death immediately stopped when they
  started cleaning up in the year 1351. This was a
  relief to the Europeans because it killed so many
  people died.