Notre Dame de Paris, built 1160-1260 CE, is one of the best-known Gothic cathedrals.
Europe
c. 1200-1450
Objectives
- Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
- Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Judeo-Christian Traditions
Ashkenazic Jews resettled in Eastern Europe after their forced expulsion from Western European states during the Middle Ages.
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Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Europe.
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Judeo-Christian Traditions Quizlet |
Feudalism
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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Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.
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Feudal Europe Quizlet |
Manors and Burghers
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Europe was largely an agricultural society dependent on free and coerced labor, including serfdom.
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The Hanseatic League
Assignment for Wednesday, 9/18/19:
- Read the BBC News article "Hanseatic League: The first European Union?" and/or listen to the BBC radio programme "The Hansa Inheritance".
- Write responses to the following questions:
- What was the Hanseatic League?
- What signs of the Hanseatic League’s past live on in Britain today?
- Describe the portraits of Hanseatic merchants by Hans Holbein the Younger.
- What regions and what products were tied into the Hanseatic League’s trade network?
- What factors led to Visby’s decline as an important center of trade?
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Hansa as a role model for the European Union. Explain this statement.
- What economic innovations and inventions resulted from Hanseatic League trade?
- What factors contributed to the decline of the Hanseatic League?
Manors and Burghers Quizlet |