later middle ages

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Christianity and Medieval society
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The church shapes politics and society.

• Clergy- The clergy were very influential in
  medieval European culture and politics.
• Society- Everything took place at the church
  Pilgrims visited religious places.
• Politics- Church officials often became political
  advisors to local rule.

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Monks and Friars
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The Monks of Cluny

• They dedicated their lives to religion with
  common rules.
• Lived apart from society.

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Friars

• -Francis of Assisi Created the Franciscan order.
• -Friars were religious people who lived for God.
• -These friars could have no worldly possessions.
• -They lived along side the people of the towns.

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Universities are built
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• -Thomas Aquinas developed a philosophical system
  called natural law to show how God had ordered
  the world.
• -Religious leaders created Universities and
  schools.
• -Students were taught religion, law, medicine,
  and philosophy.

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The church and the arts
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Religious architecture

• -Inspired by religious expression
• -Their spires and high ceilings and colorful
  stained glass windows are all designed to bring
  people closer to God.

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Magna Carta causes changes to England.
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Magna Carta

• -The nobles demanded this agreement to the king
  so the other people would have some rights.

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Effects of Magna Carta
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• -The empire started to become a democracy.
• -The three demands were, no one could be held in
  jail with out a reason. Another one is you have
  to have evidence for why people were put in jail.
  The last one was people had to have a fair trial.
  They were in important because it was the first
  step in democracy.

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Changes after Magna Carta
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• -Kings turn to nobles for support in dealing with
  war and financial issues.
• -These councils of Nobles would eventually lead
  to a Parliament.

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The Hundred Years War
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The Course of the War

• -French King dies with no heirs
• -Two men claim throne
• -English take the lead
• -Joan of Arc was a teenage girl that rallied the
  French troops.

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Results of the War

• -In England the war helped increase the power of
  Parliament because the king needed Parliaments
  approval to raise money to pay for the war.
• -In France the kings power grew after the war.

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Black Death
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Where it came from?

• The Black Death came from central and eastern
  Asia.

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How it Spread?

• -Traders brought rats carrying the disease to
  Mediterranean ports.

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What disease was it?

• -The disease was the Bubonic Plague

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How many died?

• -Some historians think the Black Death killed a
  third of Europe's population, perhaps 25 million
  people.

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What happened to it?

• -All the people got clean so they cleaned up the
  streets which cleaned up Europe.