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What did the excommunication of Henry by Pope Gregory mean for the nobles?
It freed them of their oath of loyalty to Henry
PICTURE
The Reconquista
What happened when Surviving Serfs/Peasants asked for higher wages during the Black Death?
They were told no and Manor Lords passed laws to limit their wages as well?
What important agreement has an impact on our country's 5th amendment?
Magna Carta
Map
Jews exiled from the Iberian Peninsula
What was the impact on Jews & Muslims in Europe during the Crusades?
Attacks on Jews & Muslims increased
What was the reason why Italy was one of the first places in Europe to be affected by the Black Death?
It started in Middle Asia and swept/moved west to Europe along the Trade Routes.
How did the Hundred Years War Threaten the stability of the Society?
Armies destroyed many crops creating more famine/starvation and new deadly weapons caused many deaths.
What was a result of the increase of trade after the Crusades?
Kings became more wealthier and had more power
Cultural changes - learning from others
Who did the descendants of the Viking Raiders become known as?
Normans
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What are direct results of the Norman Conquest?
Built Great Castles
Latin & French
Strong Feudal System
People of power were of Norman Birth
What is the main job of Parliament members?
Make Laws
Explain the Conflict/Clash between Henry II and Becket?
Henry wants to limit the power of the church
Becket resist/disagrees
Becket is murdered in his own church
What did King Henry IV & Pope Gregory VII disagree about?
Who had the right to choose/appoint Bishops
What was the Concordat of Worms? What Conflict did it settle?
An agreement between the Church/Pope & Holy Roman Empire/Emperor.
Who could appoint Bishops and Grants of Land
How were the effects of the Black Death felt across ALL social classes & economic levels.
People from all social ranks died, Shortage of workers. Peasants revolted
A sense of gloom and obsession
Society became less structured, feudalism never recovered.
Churches lost an estimated 40% of its Clergy and needed to be reformed.
What did Muslim Spain attract many of? and Why?
Multicultural/Foreign Students
They wanted to Study: Philosophy, Math, Medicine
How did the Bubonic Plaque affect Medieval Society?
Fear
Isolation
Many Deaths
Abandoned Towns & Villages (ghost towns)
Shortage of workers
Describe Cordoba in the 10th century
Europes Largest city
Capital city
had a great Library - over 400,000 books
Many Mosques