14. The Latin West, 1200 – 1500
The Latin West
Think about what changes the Black Death brought about. There were obviously negatives, cities decreasing in size, Christianity declining in support and finance. However, one could argue that the population was too large for European societies to support. The status of serfs generally improved and class divisions were not as apparent. it is also possible that The Renaissance would not have occurred when it did, without the Black Death.
Feudalism and Manorialism
Manorialism, from a Middle Ages website
Feudalism, from a Middle Ages website
Why did Feudalism end in Europe?
Urban Revival
The Renaissance
Causes of the Renaissance, from about.com
The Borgias, from the history teachers
The Fuggers, from historyworld.net
The Northern Renaissance from Royal Collection.org
How does the Northern Renaissance compare to the Italian Renaissance?
A wiki article from a US high school
The Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War, from the History Learning Site.
Wikipedia’s list of battles within the Hundred Years War
The causes of the Hundred Years War, from History Today.
Joan of Arc
The Church
The website below explains that there was more than one Great Schism. Within this topic area, 1378 to 1417 is the important one. However, you may recognise the other Great Schism, which separated the Roman Empire into East and West.
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