1. The High Middle ages
Objective: to introduce the transition of Europe from
The Dark Ages into the Renaissance by using a lecture
And class resource to describe the High Middle ages and
How society changed through the power of the Church,
Creating the Age of faith (aka-high Middle ages).

2. Over view: Time period: 1000-1300 Marked by: New Farming Technology
Increased good production
Population growth
Horse, horse collar, plow, 3 field

3. Revival of Towns Merchant and Craft guilds formed Controlled trade
Growing middle class
New liberties

4. Church Power Salvation/Damnation
Prestige of Roman Catholic church rose-how?
Royal Gov’t in England and France stronger (central government)
Go to pdf file salvation/damnationtcisalvationdamanationpicture.doc

5. Scholars took interest in ancient Greeks
Revival of Learning: lecture & activity You will be able to identify how literacy rates and women’s roles began to increase with the reintroduction of logic and reason from the Greeks. When you are done reading and taking notes we will review by playing “trash ball” to recall the new PEDKaP
1100’s, Universities established in W. Europe (latin grammar, rhetoric, astronomy, logic, geometry, arithmetic, music)
Scholars took interest in ancient Greeks
Ideals changing-code of Chivalry

6. Who made an impact? 3-5 for Bachelor, + 3-4 -MA latin $600-700
People not build-ings
3-5 for Bachelor, MA
latin $

7. Who educated beyond the church? How?
Aquinas
Chansons de geste
Code of chivalry (how does one become a knight?)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Marie of Champagne

8. Age of Faith-How did church maintain power? ..
Salvation/damnation, excommunication, interdict, tithing, Inquisition ..
1095 Pope Urban II rescues Jerusalem =
Began Crusades
Story of Chartres (pg 223)

9. Town vs Manor Fundamental difference = Wealth and Status
1. Merchants – wealth based on possession of money: Lords wealth based on land
2. Merchants – status achieved by labor and bargaining: Lords on inheritance, bloodline, birth right

10. Feudal barons treated burghers with contempt
Burghers had money = persuasive
Barons/Lords gave written charters for money
Town = personal freedom
Thus: X + Y + Z = town growth
(what are x, y and z)