Ch. 9 Late Middle Ages (1300-1527)
Questions: Late Medieval Era
1. What were the underlying causes of the Hundred Years War and what is the
significance?
2. What was the Black Death? Why did it spread quickly and widely throughout
Western Europe?
3. What effect did the bubonic plague have
on Europe politically, socially, spiritually,
and economically?
4. How is the tension between nobles and
monarchies connected with the decline of
feudalism by the end of the 14th century?
5. Why was the Avignon Papacy established
(1307-1377)?
6. What were the causes for the Great Schism and how was the Church
reunited?
7. In what ways did the conciliar movement represent the laity in the
controversies of the day and how did it hurt the papacy?
8. Explain the how the relationship between kings and popes changed in the late
13th and early 14th c.?
9. What were some characteristics of Late Medieval art and architecture?