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The Middle Ages - Coggle Diagram
The Middle Ages
HIGH MIDDLE AGES
Rise of muslims
Crusades
Sack of constantinople
New farming technology
trading
society became more organized
law and learning
rivalry for land
the church
LATE MIDDLE AGES
The Black death
killed 50 million people in Europe
Famine
Hundred year war between Britain and France
Fall of Constantinople
Age of exploration
less religious
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
Germanic kingdoms
Holy roman emperors
Justinian's reign
Charlemange crowned holy roman emperor
religions started growing
TIME PERIOD
476 AD - 1400-1500 AD
from the fall of rome to the start of the renaissance
TERMS AND CONCEPTS
Feudalism
Hierarchy
code of chivalry
fiefs
kings
the church
the kings gave land aka fiefs
the nobles
dukes
duchy (fief from king)
Lords
fief
Count
County (fief from king or duke)
The NOBLES are loyal to the king and pay taxes
they are vassals to the king
The knights
vassals to the nobles
made by monarchs
could also own fiefs
Peasants
farm land
pay rent
live in fiefs
role of the church
crusades
DARK AGES VS BRIGHT AGES
Dark ages
The black death
poverty
economic decline
political struggles
crusades
the end of great leaders
social classes
trade routes failed
fragmentation
bright ages
Carnivals and celebration
universities
traveling
theater
new scientific research
amazing architecture
great literature
music
arts
hospitals