APEH eLecture - Key Concept 0.0 – Later Middle Ages (0:00-1:38:56) th th • The 14 Century and first half of the 15 Century saw disruption and disintegration in Western Civilization as poor harvests, disease, war and religious crises challenged the political, economic, and religious landscapes.
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I. The Black Death (1347) (0:00-33:31) A. Causes: Describe how each of the following played a role in bringing about the Bubonic (Black Death) Plague.
Fleas
Overcrowding in cities
Poor Sanitation
Malnutrition
Poor Hygiene Many people believed (correctly) that their water was contaminated and feared taking baths
B. Results: Name and describe the results that grew out of the spread of the Black Death.
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10. Literature and art reflected pessimism – • Dance of Death (Danse Macabre): dancing skeletons danced among the living, reminding viewers of the prevalence of death. • Northern Europe developed a morbid fascination with death that was later reflected in the art of the Northern Renaissance.
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II. Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) (33:31-55:20) Explain each of the following categories in relation to the Hundred Year War. Causes: The War: Results:
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III. Crisis in the Catholic Church (55:20-1:15:44) A. Background Describe the role and geographic dominance of the Catholic Church in the Later Middle Ages.
B. Early Critics of the Church Explain the criticism toward the Catholic Church of each of the following people. Marsiglio de Padua John Wyclif (c.1330-1384) John Hus (c.1369-1415)
Describe each of the following crises that occurred in the Late Middle Ages. Additionally explain what the crises demonstrate about the condition of the Catholic Church.
Babylonian Captivity (1309-1377)
Great Schism (c. 1377-1417)
Conciliar Movement (1409-1418)
IV. Fall of the Byzantine Empire (1:15:44-1:22:22) What and where was the Byzantine Empire? Describe its religion.
Why was 1453 a turning point? How did this region differ after 1453? What were the effects?
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V. Nationalist literature of the Later Middle Ages (1:22:22-1:26:15) A. Rise in the use of the vernacular (national languages) Why was the use of vernacular languages an important change for literature?
B. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), The Divine Comedy (1321) C. Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400): Canterbury Tales – portrayed everyday English life D. Francois Villon (1431-1463): Grand Testament (1461) – Portrayed French life
VI. Life in Later Middle Ages (1:26:15-1:36:49) Describe the situation for each of the following categories that detail social history in the late Middle Ages. Marriage Work
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Prostitution - Serfdom reduced in many areas
Recreation
VII. Scholasticism: Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) (1:36:49-1:38:56) What was Scholasticism?