Middle Ages
500- 1500
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• Pope crowns Charlemagne emperor of Roman Empire
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4614858,00.html
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Feudalism• Lord gave vassals
land• Vassals protect lord
& castle if attacked• All owe loyalty to
king & those above
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http://www4.bluevalleyk12.org/bvhs/mklopfenstein/
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http://www.infolizer.com/?title=feudalism+1
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From the top: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/4700/4782/king_16.htm,http://www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu/lrc/middle_ages.htm, http://www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu/lrc/middle_ages.htm, http://www.wix.com/noflashhtml
Fees, loyalty, military support
Fees, loyalty, military support
Fees, loyalty, labor
Land (fief)
Protection
Land (fief)
Serf/peasant
Knight
Lord
King
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http://www.thecorner.org/hist/maps/imagepages/image13.html
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Henry II
• Expanded king’s pwr & royal courts
• Common law–Applied to kingdom/all
–standardized
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Magna Carta• Read WTP Lesson 4
–Attn to info re: Magna Carta–Foldable:
• Who? What? When? Where? Why?
• Key principles?• Why is the MC considered a source of democratic principles?
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5 Ws• Who? King John• What? List of feudal
rights, legal rights, permission to raise taxes
• When? 1215• Where? Runnymeade,
England• Why? Rebel against king
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Key Principles• Nobles have
rights• Monarch must
obey the law--- RULE OF LAW
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Judiciary & Magna Carta• Habeas Corpus• Due Process• Jury of peers• Punishment
proportionate to crime• All are subject to law
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• Trade & Taxation –Safe passage for merchants
–Fair trade
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• Sovereignty –Church is not excused from he law/crimes
• Civil Rights–Freedom of Church–Cultural freedom
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Parliament
• Imp in developing representational gov
• Bicameral–House of Lords–House of Commons
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http://top-10-list.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/black-death.jpg
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Black Death, 1348-1350
• Why?: contact btwn Europe & Middle East
• What?: Bubonic Plague• Impact–1/3 Euro pop–Decline in economy–Weakened feudalism
http://www.paranormalknowledge.com/articles/bubonic-plague.html Ms. Ramos
Columbian Exchange, 1492
Old WorldNew World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Exchange http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Exchange
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http://japanfocus.org/-Sidney-Mintz/3135
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http://changelattc.org/victor/columbian-exchange.html?check=c1d5436d8edeeb2eea038616e898fded Ms. Ramos
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