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The Late Middle Ages,
​c. 1200-1450

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​The Late ​Middle Ages,

​c. 1200-1450 CE

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Introduction

AP European History really starts with The Renaissance around 1450 AD. But a survey of conditions in Europe just prior to when our story begins is helpful.
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Summer Assignment

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  • Recommended - Complete the readings below and respond to the questions. Students who complete this assignment satisfactorily will be awarded an A or B (between an 80% - 100%) for a test grade to boost their average. Students who do this work will have a better understanding of the conditions in Europe prior to 1450 AD, our starting point for the course.


  • Required - Learn the key terms about The Medieval Christian Church, Feudal Society, and Late Medieval Conflicts and prepare to quiz over the Late Middle Ages during the first week of the course.
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  • Optional - Consume mass media related to European history.​

Recommended Readings

These textbook selections provide a thorough background of European History from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
First, read “The West Before 1300” from The Western Heritage Since 1300 by Kagan, Ozment, and Turner.

  • Respond to the seven review questions on page lxxvii of the reading.

  • The response to each question should be 200-250 words in MLA format - roughly ½ - ¾ typed page, double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with one-inch margins.
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  • Write clearly and concisely using detailed evidence from the text.
The west before_1304 from Dave Phillips
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Next, read “Chapter 12: The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages” from A History of Western Society by McKay, Hill, and Buckler.
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  • Answer the six preview questions which introduce the chapter on page 379 in the same manner: 200-250 words in MLA format – roughly ½ - ¾ typed page, double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with one-inch margins.
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Required Key Terms

Study the terms below related to The Medieval Christian Church, Feudal Society, and Late Medieval Conflicts in preparation for a quiz during the first week of the course. 

  • focus on the basic identifiers "Who/what, where, and when?"

  • understand “How did it make a difference?” (causes and course of the event)
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  • explain “Why is it significant?” (short- and long-term impacts)​

The Medieval Christian Church

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Gloucester Cathedral, England was built between 1089 and 1499 CE. The stained glass windows date from 1350 CE.
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cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral, England
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stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order of monks and one of Christianity's most admired figures
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Jan Hus is considered the first Church reformer. He was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Judeo-Christian tradition
  • Jewish diaspora
  • Ashkenazic Jews
  • Yiddish
  • Sephardic Jews
  • conversos
  • Jewish pogroms
  • messiah
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • Bible
  • Catholic theology
  • Holy Trinity
  • Nicene Creed
  • Augustine of Hippo
  • Pope Gregory I
  • Saint Jerome
  • Saint Ambrose
  • sacraments
  • Great Schism of 1054
  • Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Latin Christendom
  • clergy
  • pope
  • patriarch
  • bishop
  • priest
  • lay investiture
  • Investiture Contest
  • ​​Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV
  • Pope Gregory VII
  • excommunication
  • interdict
  • heresy
  • Gothic cathedrals
  • missionary
  • monasticism
  • Dominicans
  • Franciscans
  • relic
  • universities
  • Thomas Aquinas
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  • Fourth Crusade
  • Philip IV of France
  • Pope Boniface VIII
  • Pope Clement V
  • Avignon Papacy
  • Great Western Schism
  • ​​John Wycliffe
  • Jan Hus
The Medieval Christian Church

Feudal Society

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Serfs preparing fields for winter from the The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, c.1410
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A 13th century French representation of the tripartite social order of the middle ages – Oratores: "those who pray", Bellatores: "those who fight", and Laboratores: "those who work".
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tournament of knights from the Codex Manesse
  • Great Chain of Being
  • Three Estates
  • feudalism
  • vassal
  • fief
  • knight
  • chivalry
  • tournament
  • troubadours
  • manorialism
  • estate
  • serfdom
  • moldboard
  • three-field system
  • commons
  • folk culture
  • artisanal production
  • guilds
  • burgher/bourgeoisie
  • Hanseatic League
  • common law
  • Magna Carta
  • English Parliament
  • French Estates-General
  • Holy Roman Empire
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Constantinople
  • ​​battle of Manzikert
  • Kievan Rus
  • Little Ice Age
  • Great Famine
  • Black Death
  • vernacular languages 
  • Dante Alighieri
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
Feudal Society

Late Medieval Conflicts

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The medieval walled city of Carcassone overlooked the surrounding countryside and protected trade routes through the south of France.
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Nicopolis, the last great battle of the Crusades
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Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript
  • Magyars
  • Philip II Augustus
  • ​Hundred Years' War
  • Plantagenet dynasty
  • Valois dynasty
  • longbow
  • battle of Crecy
  • battle of Agincourt
  • Joan of Arc
  • battle of Orleans
  • Louis XI of France
  • War of the Roses
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  • Henry Tudor
  • Jewish pogroms
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  • Alexander Nevsky
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  • Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible of Russia
  • Osman I
  • Ottoman Turkish Empire
  • Murad I
  • battle of Kosovo
  • battle of Nicopolis
  • Mehmed II the Conqueror
Late Medieval Conflicts

The Medieval Christian Worldview

This required secondary source reading will be assigned during the first week of class. However, it is a heavy, difficult reading, and you may wish to read ahead in order to be better prepared.
The medieval christian_worldview_5 from Dave Phillips
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Medieval Europe and the Judeo-Christian Tradition from Dave Phillips
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