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
