The High Middle Ages

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The High Middle Ages

• The Economic and Cultural Revival of Europe

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Medieval Trade Routes
Trade Routes linking Europe, the Middle East and
Asia
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Venice, Pisa and Genoa controlled the
Mediterranean Trade
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Trade Route from Flanders
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A Medieval Fair
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• The most famous fair was at Champagne in
  eastern France located in almost the exact center
  of western Europe. For four to six weeks each
  year, Champagne was a distribution point for
  goods from around the world.
• World History

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The Rise of a Money Economy and Banking
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Coined Money
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• As the money economy grew, it put the feudal
  classes in an economic squeeze.
• World History
• The economic decline of the feudal classes
  contributed to the rise of the moneyed middle
  class, as kings, clergy and nobles borrowed money
  to meet their expenses.

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A Medieval City
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• Kings became dependent on townspeople for money.
  In exchange for taxes and loans from bankers,
  kings granted towns and cities the right to rule
  themselves and freedom from any feudal
  obligations.

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• Merchants and artisans organized themselves
  into business associations called guilds.
• Craft guilds established strict rules concerning
  prices, wages, employment and training of
  members.
• World History

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Medieval City House and Shop
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Carpenter
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The Boot maker
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Stonemasons
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Merchants
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A Wealthy Merchants Home
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Medieval Universities
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Faith and Reason

• Scholars applied Aristotles philosophy to
  theological questions and developed a system of
  thought called scholasticism.
• World History

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Thomas Aquinas and Scholastism
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Late Medieval Literature

• The Development of Vernacular Literature

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Troubadours

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• Chanson de Geste

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Dantes The Divine Comedy
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Chaucers The Canterbury Tales