“MGA MAHAHALAGANG KASAYSAYAN

SA TAONG 1301-1400”Inihanda nina:Samonte Lyca D.

Bagnes Jerwin M.

Salapare Trisha E.

Mendoza Dexter R.

De Castro Joseph R.

Geoffrey ChaucerDante AlighieriFrancisco Petrarch

English poet Geoffrey Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by pilgrims en route to Canterbury Cathedral. A literary classic, the work’s genius lies in the interaction between the tales and the framing story.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Italian poet Dante Alighieri writes The Divine Comedy, a great masterpiece of world literature. In it Dante passes through hell, purgatory, and heaven to understand the role of love and reason in salvation.

Dante Alighieri

Italian poet Petrarch writes his Sonnets, in which he elevates human love to a spiritual dimension. Petrarch becomes one of the first humanists of the Renaissance and a highly influential poet in European literature.

Francesco Petrarch

Card GamesMechanical clocksBenin Bronze Plaque

Card games, likely introduced into Europe by the Crusaders in the 13th century, soon replace dice as a popular gaming activity in Germany. Used both for entertainment and gambling, card games are played by commoners and elite alike.

Card Games

Mechanical clocks, driven by adjustable weights, appear in Europe. The clocks have an escapement that produces cyclic motion and have only one hand, which indicates the nearest quarter hour.

Mechanical Clocks

The kingdom of Benin (12th century to 17th century), in what is now Nigeria, produced some of Africa’s finest artwork. A bronze plaque from the kingdom shows military figures in high relief.

Benin Bronze Plaque

Death of Wat TylerSpreading of Bubonic PlagueEngland and France Wage the Hundred Year’s War

Wat Tyler led a rebellion against King Richard II of England in 1381. The uprising led to the abolition of the poll tax and turned Tyler into a hero. Here, Tyler is about to be slain by William Walworth, the mayor of London, while Richard II watches.

Death of Wat Tyler

Spreading along trade routes from Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Black Death severely disrupts trade and local economies. Cities seem the first targets for the virulent disease, and urban trade centers and maritime trade routes suffer greatly.

Spreading of Bubonic Plague

France struggles to untwine its fate from England as the two become rivals. English kings claim French royal lineage and lands in the French provinces of Gascony and Aquitaine. The war ends with the Battle of Castillon.

England and France Wage the Hundred Years'

War