History of the Ancient and
Medieval World
The High Middle Ages
Pope Gregory leads a Plague
Procession
(Source details on Notes Page)
In Class Activity for 3/8
Topic: Cultural Achievements in High Middle Ages
(section 4)
• Bring crayons, colored pencils, etc.
• Bring text
• Choose and execute an activity in the spirit of the
time period
Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional Test: Thurs. 3/17
Optional, extra-credit multiple choice test on last day of
term. No make ups; you must be there. Can only help you.
Assignment 1- due 3/9
1. Read text, pages 255-258 and read slides 4-10
2. Define 2 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint
questions
3. Research definition of chivalry (Follow link.) What
role did this code play in modifying behavior?
4. Do Map Skills Assessment, pp 257
Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional Test: Thurs. 3/17
Optional, extra-credit multiple choice test on last day of term. No
make ups; you must be there. Can only help you.
Europe
c. 1092
The First Crusade: Causes
Basic
•New European spirit of adventure
•Europe recovering and expanding (politically and
economically)
•New spirit of religious reform
and spirituality
Causes: Intermediate
• Fractious nobles gaining in numbers but losing in importance
• Ambitious kings gaining in power and seeking law and order
• Christendom divided (1054) and Church seeking to bind wound
• Middle class merchants seeking direct contact with Muslim suppliers
• Pilgrims returning from the Holy Land with tales of desecrations
The Route to the Holy Land
Causes: Immediate
•Seljuk Turks threaten Constantinople
•Byzantine Emperor appeals for help to Pope Urban II
•Urban gives impassioned speech calling on Christians to
free the Holy Land. He says:
Christians, hasten to help your
brothers in the East, for they are
being attacked. Arm for the rescue of
Jerusalem under your captain Christ.
Wear his cross as your badge. If you
are killed your sins will be pardoned.
Crusades, Chivalry and Courtly Love
À Mon Seul Désir (Details on Notes Page)
Chivalry and the Crusades
Chivalry: A code* of knightly conduct,
including:
1. Duties to God
2. Duties to Countrymen and fellow Christians
3. Duties to Women
*Actually, the idea of chivalry varied from one region of Europe to
another and the term evolved over time. Thus, modern
understanding of the word is worlds away from its medieval origins.
Courtly Love: Expressions of Chivalry
•Addressed practical necessities
•Wildly unrealizable ideals
•A relatively short-lived phenomenon
•Transformed into long-term habits of
mind, expressions and customs.
Blanche of Castile
Granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Mother of Saint-Louis (IX)
Regent of France
Summary: Cause and Effect
The Medieval Crusades: 200 years
• Impact and Legacy of Crusades-mixed
• Christian against Muslim, but also
Christian against Christian. There were
crusades against:
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Muslims - in “Holy Land” and Spain (Reconquista)
Christians in Byzantium (Fourth Crusade)
Christians in S. France (Albigensians)
Christians in Kievan Rus (Teutonic Knights)
Image from Sergei Eisenstein’s film, Alexander Nevsky
Assignment 2 - due 3/10
1.
2.
3.
4.
Read text, pp 258-260
Define 4 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint questions.
Read Primary Source, pp 258 and Infographic: Jerusalem
answering 3 questions.
Complete cause and effect graphic organizer (See pp 255, Note
Taking model)
Crusaders Capture Jerusalem
Heathen: non-believer (to medieval Europeans, a nonChristian)
How did the Franks treat those whom they conquered?
Why?
In-Class Activity
1. 6 Terms and 4 Checkpoint Questions
2. Geography (pp 257)
3. Primary Source and Jerusalem (pp2589)
4. Predicting Consequences (slide 16)
5. Practice Questions (link on last slide)
Primary Source: pp 258
1. What does Saladin’s response to King
Richard’s demands show about him?
2. Why did the Crusades leave a legacy of
religious hatred?
3. How did trade lead to a wider world
view?
4. Examine the visuals on Jerusalem, pp
259. What evidence suggests that the
city is holy to three world religions?
Predicting Consequences
How might Western Europe have developed
differently if the Crusades had not taken
place?
The Black Death
The Black Death Approaches
1. What words make this account chilling?
2. How did Europeans react to this epidemic?
3. What were the effects of the Black Death?
The Hundred Years War:
1337-1453
New Weapons Turn the Tide: List weapons and
technology each side used (pp 272)
English
French
Assignment 3- due 3/11
1. Read text pp. 269-271
2. Define 4 terms and answer 2 Checkpoint questions
Assignment 4-14
• Read text, pp 271-273
• Define 1 term and answer 1 Checkpoint question
• Do Interactive Map, pp 271
See how much you know about her?
Take a quiz on Joan.
Had a little difficulty? OK, go to….
Age of Despair:
War, Plague and Religious Dissent
Burning of John Hus, 1415
The Hundred Years
War:
1338-1453
The Black Plague: Making Coffins
Assignment 5: End of Term Reminders
• Extra Credit Multiple Choice Optional
Test: Thurs. 3/17- last day of term. No make
ups; you must be there. Can only help you.
• Make up work must be completed by 3/16
Identify the letters in
context of
High Middle Ages
Map Review
Auto-Tests: 3,4,5