ISN pg 78, High Middle AgesHigh Middle AgesPreview:

–What was life like in Europe What was life like in Europe before the Crusades?before the Crusades?

–How did the Crusades change:How did the Crusades change:• People’s lives on the manorPeople’s lives on the manor• Nobles & KnightsNobles & Knights• KingsKings• MerchantsMerchants

Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages after the Crusades

What was the Impact of the Crusades?

Roman Middle RenaissanceEmpire Ages Begin

500 A.D. 1300 A.D.

Middle AgesMiddle Ages

The Early Middle Ages (500-1000)The Early Middle Ages (500-1000)The time before the CrusadesFeudalism, Manorial System,

Roman Catholic authority, little learning or trade

The Crusades (1095-1204)The Crusades (1095-1204)Christians vs. MuslimsIncreased cultural diffusion: new

ideas, new luxury goods, new ways of looking at the world

The High Middle Ages (1100-1300)The High Middle Ages (1100-1300)The time after the CrusadesIncreased trade, cities, & educationDecreased power of noble lords &

increased power of kings & nations

The Crusades

High Middle Ages—TradeAs trade increased, bankingbanking

became a big industry because people needed loans to make investments in trade

Manufacturing of products beganGuildsGuilds (associations of skilled

workers) were formed to protect the quality of their work & the prices they received

Medieval Guilds

High Middle Ages—Cities Farmers learned the three-field

system: leave one field “fallow” so it can regains its nutrients

Many peasant farmers were able to leave the hard life on the manor & escape into the new cities where they could train to become skilled craftsmen

3-Field System

Plow

Fallow field

Harvested field

Planted field

High Middle Ages—Crusades Medieval fairs brought iron & salt to the feudal manors;

this was a very rare thing

After the Crusades, people wanted more luxury goods & began to tradeTrade led to the growth of cities

High Middle Ages—ChurchesThe Catholic Church was the

most important part of peoples’ lives in the Middle Ages

In the early Middle Ages, church architecture used the RomanesqueRomanesque style: –Heavy & squatty–Had few windows

Romanesque Architecture

High Middle Ages—ChurchesBut during the High Middle Ages,

people wanted cathedrals with more height & light—led to Gothic Gothic cathedralscathedrals (a new style!!)–Flying ButtressFlying Buttress—braces that

supported outer pressure of cathedral; allowed cathedrals to be built much larger

–Pointed ArchesPointed Arches—helped emphasize height of cathedrals

WOW!! That’s off the hook!!

High Middle Ages—UniversitiesCultural diffusion brought new

interest in learningUniversities started popping up all

over Western EuropeMembers of middle class began

learning how to read & writeNow that more European could

read, interest grew about ideas of Greece & Rome (Classicism)

During the Middle Ages, only priests could read & write

During the High Middle Ages, more

people were

educated

Greek ideas

Roman ideas

Islamic ideas

Chinese ideas

Ideas about the Bible

Early Middle Ages vs. High Middle AgesEarly Middle Ages vs. High Middle AgesUse the following word bank to complete

the sentences provided:–Catholic Church–Serfs–Manors–Cities–Monarchs–Spices–Algebra

–Feudal LordsFeudal Lords–ViolenceViolence–Roman EmpireRoman Empire–FeudalismFeudalism–MuslimsMuslims–CrusadesCrusades–KingKing

–Feudal Lords–Violence–Roman Empire–Feudalism–Muslims–Crusades–King