Medieval Times
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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MACK MECHLE
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THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
- Established after the fall of Roman Empire
- Pope and King run together
- Grew out of Charlemagne's Empire
- King elected by nobles
- Disagreements occurred over power
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CHARLEMAGNE
- Added a lot of land to the Frankish Kingdom
- Alive from 742 to 814 AD
- He was smart warrior and strong king
- Added a lot of schools to the growing empire
- Crowned after taking back parts of the Roman Empire
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WILLIAM OF NORMANDY
- Originally the duke of Normandy
- Came from France
- Won the Battle of Hastings
- Became King of England
- Gave his knights land, starting Fuedalism
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PAPAL AUTHORITY AND THE CLERGY
- Pope had great power in Europe
- Pope was the head of the church
- Could excommunicate anyone who rebelled
- Had great influence over European society
- Bishops and abbots were also political
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THE CRUSADES
- Fought over Palestine, also known as the Holy Land
- First crusade was a success, in which the Holy Land was captured
- Second crusade failed, and the third is the most famous
- King Richard l faced Saladin in the third Crusade
- The crusades positively changed Europe and the Middle East
KING RICHARD AND SALADIN
- King Richard and Saladin fought in third crusade
- King Richard was the last crusader king to fight in this crusade
- Saladin was one of the best Muslim generals
- Saladin beat King Richard in this crusade
- Both honest and very respected rulers
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MAGNA CARTA
- Limited the power of King John
- King John was forced into signing the Magna Carta
- 63 different rules in the whole document
- Guaranteed people rights, that all had to follow
- Still applies to all people of England
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THE PLAGUE
- Happened in the late Middle Ages
- Series of different plagues
- Worst one was the bubonic plague
- Came from Western Asia
- Took out 1/3 of Europe's population
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HUNDRED YEARS' WAR
- War over the rule of France
- England almost won in the end
- Joan of Arc rallied the French
- The French won the war
- Joan of Arc was killed by the English
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SPANISH INQUISITION
- Spain was a strict Christian country
- This was an organization that punished heretics
- They also punished Muslims and Jews
- Sentenced 2,000 people to die in Spain
- 1,400 people were killed in Portugal
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