Conflicts of the Middle Ages
Conflict occurs when person or a group seek what?
It only takes how
.
or a
to start a conflict.
What is the main way we see changes in society?
.
Reasons For Conflict
1)
: Wanting more
or the protection of
you already control.
Land = Power
Example: The Crusades (Christians vs. Muslims)
Causes:
Who controls the Holy Land?
.
Who fears his capital will be attacked?
.
Who does the Emperor ask for help?
.
What does the Pope call for at the Council of Clermont?
How many Crusades were there?
. With the goal of taking back the
.
Effects
Trade Increased
Who gained more power?
gained more power!
Knowledge of Muslim culture spread throughout Europe
The relationship between Jews and Christians became increasingly strained.
( Does this mean good or bad? Relations were
2)
wanting to
More
More
More
)
: People wanting to more
of people already in charge.
= More
.
= More
.
= More
.
or
Example: Hundred Years War
Fought Between:
&
.
Origins:
Q: How is power passed along in a monarchy?
French King dies without an
.
.
Who was the king’s closest living relative?
.
French king had a cousin serving as Regent (appointed to run the country for a short period of time).
Two Options: the King of England or the French Regent
Who do the French select as their King?
.
What does the loser of this decision decide to do now?
.
(Eventually the French win the war)
3)
: Rise of power of church and
trying to maintain this power causes conflict.
Examples: Clunaic Reform
During the Middles Ages monasteries were run by
These local rulers helped choose
.
who ran the monasteries.
Rulers stopped picking qualified abbots.
Why would someone want to be an abbot?
.
Monks establish a new monastery in Cluny, France living by the Benedictine Rule.
These monasteries spread throughout Europe.
Example Schism of 1054 (the Great Schism)
Final split between the church in the East (Byzantine Empire) and the West (Rome)
East speaks Greek, West speaks Latin
Split Over
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Western Church =
Eastern Church =
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Church
Church