end of the middle ages what brought an end to the middle ages?
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End of The Middle Ages
What Brought an end to the Middle ages?
1) Bubonic Plague• Failure of the
Church to prevent Plague– Church looses
credibility
• Need for Labor – Serfs can demand
wages– Serfs leave manor
Course of the Plague
Eat, Drink and Be Marry For Tomorrow You May Die
2) The 100 Year War (1337 - 1453)
• Trade dispute leads to war between France and England
• England and France go to warFlanders
England’s
England Invades France• English Badly
outnumbered
BUT…
Use longbow– Can pierce knights
armor – French army is
slaughtered– Common man can
defeat knight! • Englishmen fighting for
England, Frenchmen fighting for France
What is so specialabout that?
-Not fighting for a lord-
Idea of NationalismKnight Warfare is Dead
3) The Great Schism“I’m the Pope”
“No, I’m The Pope”“NO, I’m the Pope”
NO, I’M the Pope”
“No, I said I’MThe Pope!”
“Uh-ah,I’m THE Pope”
“NO! ME, I’m the Pope!!”
Pope Elected By Italian Bishops
Pope ElectedBy French Bishops
Two Papal Capitals
• Pope Dies
• Italian Mobs force French Cardinals in Rome to elect Italian Pope
• Cardinals flee to Avignon, France, make “new Pope
How Did Europe Get Two Popes?
Loss of Church Leadership
• Each Pope Claims the other is a Heretic
• Focus is on gaining advantage over opponent (not Christianity)
• Corruption increased
The End of the Middle Ages
1. Church– No Leadership in time of crisis - Great Schism– Clergy seem more interested in wealth– Plague isn’t stopped by prayers and penances; Clergy desert the
people– New sources of knowledge brought to Europe - Crusades– Church is bought into greater question - revival of learning
2. Feudal Society– Knights no longer effective - 100 yrs. War– Surfs begin to move to towns and cities - growth of towns– Sense of Nationalism grows - 100 yrs. War– People develop economic independence - growth of towns– Population reduced - Bubonic Plague– Money becomes available for new businesses - financial rev. – New limits on the power of Kings - Magna Carta
The Glue that Has held Europe togethersince the Fall Rome is coming apart