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9.1-The beginning of the Middle Age - Coggle Diagram
9.1-The beginning of the Middle Age
From the Middle Ages to the Middle Age:
the three states of the realm:
the nobles
the most important members of the nobility were:
lords of feudal manors
the administered the justice
they collected the taxes
the didn't pay taxes
unless it has agreed in parliament
they didn't work
clerly
they collected tithes for their benefit
they didn't pay taxes to the king
look after soul of people
in the top of the pyramid was
the king
had a lot of privladges estates
peasants, traders, craftmen, doctors, jurists
they hadn't justice system
they have to pay taxes
they were judge
by there lords
1.- Society and the feudal economy
the basic structure of society
the same of the Middle Ages
the social groups were divided
privileges
but they could change this:
going to the church
getting rich
doing military career
Collective Privileges: Cities
they granted cities priviledges
enjoying monopolies a
administering justice
collecting taxes
the city council
but they also were
restricted to its richest member
landowners
rich traders
craftspeople
they were for all cities
the cities enjoy them
2.-Monarch and their Kingdoms
Political and social conflict
violence
between groups of citizens
feudal lords
armed conflict
between nobles
State courts and parliaments
the monarchs and priviledge groups
in their kingdom
they could negotiate
under the kings authority
the political system was organised
in the same way that hey do it in society
Monarchies of the 16th century
the kigndoms moved together to create composite monarchies
they were made up of equal kigdoms
this kigdoms maitaned there
institutions
laws
they were also
other independent political entities
actued like kigdoms
Emperor offer more than real power
the most they lived
England
France
Portugal
the holy roman empire
was a political entity
with little internal cohesion
Emperor
gave more prestige
than real power
Basic Traits of a new Era
Religious changes
was a time of intolerance with prestige
Jews and Muslims
there were a lot of wars
between christians
somes wanted to change the authority of the Pope
Social changes
common people become diverse
because of the grwth of cities
appeared burgeoisie
the demography increase
Cultural changes
they were new:
cultural monuments (humanism)
artictic styles
Prainted press:
made more people teach culture
they were discovered more continets
Political changes
although courts and parliaments
didn't disappear
the monarchies gained power
nobles, burgeoisie and clergry participate in goverments
Economic Changes
they was more trade
because there was also
they increased a lot
financial activities
craft trade
they used the money to discoveries
livestock farming and agriculture
the main economic activities
The Factors behind geographical discovery
In the 15/16 centuries were a lot of new discoveries
Political and religious factors
there was a conflict with Islam
in other European Kingdoms
In the Iberian Peninsula
exist the crusades
Sociological factors:
book:travel of Marco Polo
the spirit of renaissance
inspired people to explore
Economic factors
the traditional trade route was change
Europeans needed
gold, silverm silk and spices
spices:
cinnamon, cloves, peppel, nutmeg and ginger
were used to preserve food and to give another taste
Scientific and technical factors:
they appear new boats
carracks and caravels
they started to think that te world
was round not flat
