A Time of Crisis

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A Time of Crisis

• Section 8-5

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Preview Questions

• How did the Black Death cause social and economic
  decline?
• What problems afflicted the Church in the late
  Middle Ages?
• What were the causes, turning points, and effects
  of the Hundred Years War?

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I. The Black Death

• The Black Death (a.k.a. Bubonic Plague)
• Worldwide epidemic spread by fleas and rats
• Killed one in three
• Social Problems
• Terror fear
• Persecution of Jews

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I. The Black Death

• Economic Problems
• Labor shortage higher wages inflation
• Restrictions on jobs revolts
• Crisis of Faith
• Why did God allow this to happen?

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II. Upheaval in the Church

• Avignon Papacy
• Papacy moved to France (corrupt)
• 2nd pope rules from Rome
• Other Problems
• Church corruption
• Question of Church authority

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III. Hundred Years War

• England vs. France over lands in France
• New technologies
• Longbow
• Cannon
• Joan of Arc inspires French victory

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III. Hundred Years War

• Effects
• English expansion halted
• Growing nationalism in France
• New military techniques replace feudalism