High Medieval Age 1050 1500

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High Medieval Age1050 - 1500

• Chapter 13

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The Crusades

• 9 Military expeditions to take back Jerusalem
  from the Muslims-Seljuk Turks
• Jerusalem Holy City for 3 religions
• Pope Urban mounted 1st campaign
• Successful but massacred Jews and Muslims
• Helped end Dark Ages

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Economic and Cultural Revival

• Agricultural advances allowed for more
  specialization of skills/jobs, fewer farmers
• More towns increased trade, variety of goods
• Banking and money economy helped improve life of
  serf
• Merchants and artisans formed Guilds
• Rise of Middle Class bourgeoisie, burghers,
  burgesses
• Formed city states or charters end feudalism
• Establish Universities- Vernacular-Gothic Archit

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Strengthening the Monarchy

• Consolidation of national power emerges
• Technological advances in weaponry hasten decline
  of feudalism
• War of Roses (a civil war) in England between
  House of Lancaster-red rose, and House of
  York-white rose
• Spain marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella
  consolidated power
• HRE-mostly Austria/Germany- rise of Hapsburgs

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The Troubled Church

• French Popes moved HQ to Avignon, France
• After 70 years, moved back to Italy and forced
  the nomination of an Italian Pope
• 2 Popes Italian and French-Great Schism
• Priests charged for services, bought positions
  (simony)
• Translate Bible to English-question motives

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Bubonic Black Plague
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Human Manifestations
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Beginnings Questionable
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Europe Devastated