Middle Ages The High Middle Ages after the

Middle Ages The High Middle Ages after the Crusades

The Early High Middle Ages (500 -1000) (1100 -1300) The Crusades (1095 -1204) n The time before after the Crusades n Christians vs. the Muslims n Feudalism, n Increased Manorial trade, cities, System, & education n Increased cultural diffusion: new What was the Impact Roman Catholic authority, n Decreased power of goods, noblelittle lords ideas, new luxury new & learning trade increased power ofatkings & nations oforofthe Crusades? ways looking the world Middle Ages 500 A. D. Roman Middle Empire Ages Begin 1300 A. D. Renaissance

The Crusades

High Middle Ages—Trade n As trade increased, banking became a big industry because people needed loans to make investments in trade n Manufacturing of products began n Guilds (associations of skilled workers) were formed to protect the quality of their work & the prices they received

Medieval Guilds

High Middle Ages—Cities n Farmers learned the three-field system: leave one field “fallow” so it can regains its nutrients n Many peasant farmers were able to leave the hard life on the manor & escape into the new cities where they could train to become skilled craftsmen

3 -Field System Fallow field Harvested field Plow Planted field

After the Crusades, people wanted Medieval brought Trade led to thefairs growth of cities High Middle Ages—Crusades more luxury goods & began to trade iron & salt to the feudal manors; this was a very rare thing

High Middle Ages—Churches n The Catholic Church was the most important part of peoples’ lives in the Middle Ages n In the early Middle Ages, church architecture used the Romanesque style: –Heavy & squatty –Had few windows

Romanesque Architecture

High Middle Ages—Churches n But during the High Middle Ages, people wanted cathedrals with more height & light—led to Gothic cathedrals (a new style!!) –Flying Buttress—braces that Buttress supported outer pressure of cathedral; allowed cathedrals to be built much larger –Pointed Arches—helped Arches emphasize height of cathedrals

High Middle Ages—Universities n Cultural diffusion brought new interest in learning n Universities started popping up all over Western Europe n Members of middle class began learning how to read & write n Now that more European could read, interest grew about ideas of Greece & Rome (Classicism)

During Greek ideas the Middle Ages, only priests could read & write During the High Middle Ages, more people were Roman ideas educated Islamic ideas Ideas about the Bible Chinese ideas