Friday, April 29, 2016

THE CRUSADES

The Crusades (TODAYS NOTES + PREVIOUS NOTES)
(duh duh duuuuhhhhhh)
·        The Crusade
o     Not humanities finest hour
o   The age of faith
o     Holy roman empire is the strongest kingdom in Europe
o   Church has considerable spiritual and political power
·        500+ cathedrals are built between 1170-1270
Jerusalem
·        Late 11th century controlled by Muslims
·        Islams 3rd holiest city
o   Doe of the rock
·        Holy city to Jews
o   Western wall
·        Holy city to Christians
o   Church of the holy sepulcher
·        The Holy War
o   Pope Urban 2 called Christians to recapture the holy land form Muslim turks
o   200 years of religiously sanctioned military campaigns
o   1095-1291
o   Crusade= taking of the cross
o   Pope promised those who died would receive immediate remission for their sins
o   Roger Back warned them
§  Muslims who survive will have the Christians
·        How did it go?
o   1st (1095-1099)=Christian +, muslims take back 1144
o   2nd (1147-1149)= chrisitans take Lisbon
o   3rd (1187-1192)= Christians can work in Jerusalem
o   4th  (1202-1204)= childrens crusade
o   5th = m beat c in eygpt 
o   6th = c take j
o   7th  = m fight off c
o   8th = no resolution
o   9th  = franks in middle east massacred or enslaved
·        Byzantine Empire is weakened
·        Pope's power declines
·        Power of feudal nobles weakens
·        Religious intolerance grows
·        Italian cities expand trade
·        Muslims increasingly distrust Christians
·        Trade grows between Europe and the Middle East
·        European technology improves as Crusaders learn from Muslims
·        Byzantine Empire is weakened
·        Pope's power declines
·        Power of feudal nobles weakens
·        Religious intolerance grows
·        Italian cities expand trade
·        Muslims increasingly distrust Christians
·        Trade grows between Europe and the Middle East

·        European technology improves as Crusaders learn from Muslims
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Extra Notes

Today we went over the information we took yesterday when Mr. Schick was at his academic meet. Below are the notes we took today that I needed further explanation from yesterday. Does that make sense?

Conversion of Constantine
·        Emperor makes his men put a CROSS on their shields
Edict of Milan
·        Edict is a law
Romulus Augustulus
·        Kid in the myth who found Rome?
·        The start and the end on Rome all in one
·        14 year old kid
Diocletian
·        Said that they should spilt the land in 2
Medieval Europe Is fragmented
·        Many different groups and tribes

                
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Notes 4/26

Conversion of Constantine
·        312 AD
·        Constantine as a vision before battle
o   Constantine the roman emperor
·        He sees an cross in the sky and “in this sign, conquer”
·        He orders troops to put crosses on their shields
o   They win battle
Edict of Milan
·        313 AD
·        Christianity is an approved religion by the emperor
o   Gains strength
·        380 AD
o   Becomes empire’s official religion
Decline of Roman Empire.
·        Christianity strengthens = Rome weakens
·        Military
o   To weak to defend a huge area
·        Economy
o   Taxes too high
o   Widening gap between rich and poor
o   Trade disrupted
·        Social
o   Who cares about public affairs?
o   Pop decrease
o   Disloyalty
·        Political
o   Division if the empire
·        LAST EMPEROR
o   476
o   14 YEAR OLD BOY NAMED ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS


Germanic Kingdoms Unite under Charlemagne
·        Many german kingdoms that succeeded the roman empire were reunited under charlemagne’s empire
·        Charlemagne spread Christian civilization throughout northern Europe
·        Middle ages= medieval period
o   476-1453 AD
o   Medieval Europe is fragmented
·        This new society had roots in
o   Heritage of Rome
o   Roman Catholic Church beliefs
o   Germanic tribal customs
·        5th century Germanic invaders
o   Overrun west half of Roman Empire
§  Disruption of trade
§  Downfall of cities
§  Population shifts to rural areas
§  Decline of learning
·        Oral tradition but could not read
·        Few besides priests were literate
·        Germanic Kingdoms emerge
o   400-600 AD
o   Warriors loyalty is to the lord of the manor
§  He supplies them w food, weapons, and reassure
o   Resulted in no orderly government and small communities ruling
·        Clovis rules the people in gaul
o   France
o   People known as the Franks
o   In 496 he has a battlefield conversion
o   He + 3000 warriors become Christians
o   Roman church likes this
o   511 Clovis and the church are working together
·        Spread of Christianity
o   Church+ Frankish rulers = rise in Christianity
o   In 520 Benedict writes rules for monks
§  Vows of poverty
·        Live in monasteries
§  Chastity
·        No relations
§  Obedience
·        Listen to church superiors
·        Pope Gregory and Papal Power Play
o   Pope Gregory (Gregory the great) becomes a worldly power
o   Church revenues are used to help poor, build roads, and raise armied
§  Theocracy
·        Whos running Europe?
o   Clovis rules the Franks in Gaul until his death in 511
o   Rest of Europe in smaller kingdoms
o   Clovis’ descendants include Charles martel
§  Charles the Hammer
§  Defeats muslim raiding party from spain in battle of tours in 732
·        Didn’t win= western Europe is part of the muslim empire now
§  Son is Pepin the Short
·        Named king by the Pope and God’s grace
·        Dies in 771
o   Two sons
§  Carolman
·        Dies in 771
§  Charles the Great


The Crusades
·        Not humanities finest hour
·        The age of faith
·        Holy roman empire is the strongest kingdom in Europe
·        Church has considerable spiritual and political power
·        500+ cathedrals are built between 1170-1270
·        Jerusalem
o   Late 11th century controlled by Muslims
o   Islams 3rd holiest city
§  Doe of the rock
o   Holy city to Jews
§  Western wall
o   Holy city to Christians
§  Church of the holy sepulcher
·        The Holy War
o   Pope Urban 2 called Christians to recapture the holy land form Muslim turks
§  200 years of religiously sanctioned military campaigns
·        1095-1291
o   Crusade= taking of the cross
o   Pope promised those who died would receive immediate remission for their sins
o   Roger Back warned them
§  Muslims who survive will have the Christians
o   Byzantine Empire is weakened
o   Pope's power declines
o   Power of feudal nobles weakens
o   Religious intolerance grows
o   Italian cities expand trade
o   Muslims increasingly distrust Christians
o   Trade grows between Europe and the Middle East
o   European technology improves as Crusaders learn from Muslims
o   Byzantine Empire is weakened
o   Pope's power declines
o   Power of feudal nobles weakens
o   Religious intolerance grows
o   Italian cities expand trade
o   Muslims increasingly distrust Christians
o   Trade grows between Europe and the Middle East

o   European technology improves as Crusaders learn from Muslims
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