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Europe before 1400: The Medieval Age. Who will emerge as the world power?. Century to Year Conversion 1400s is the ________ Century. - Clue: 1500s is the 16 th Century 1200s is the _______ Century. 1900s is the _______ Century. 3 rd Century is the ____s. 21 st Century is the ____s.
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Europe before 1400:The Medieval Age Who will emerge as the world power?
Century to Year Conversion • 1400s is the ________ Century. • - Clue: 1500s is the 16th Century • 1200s is the _______ Century. • 1900s is the _______ Century. • 3rd Century is the ____s. • 21st Century is the ____s. • 17th Century is the ___s. And now you know!
Europe Prior to the 15th Century • 5th Century to 15th Century in Europe • Years _________ to __________. • This time period is called the ____________, or ______________. When you think of Medieval Age, what images or words come to mind?
Medieval Europe - Overview Five important characteristics about Medieval Europe: Social Backwardness Famine/Food Shortages Disease War Lack of natural resources
Medieval Europe • Social Backwardness: • Society based on… • Royalty/Pope… • Nobles… • Knights… • Peasants… • Feudal system (define): • Education was… • Medicine was based on… • Not a lot of… • Famine • Famine (define): • Caused by…
Medieval Europe • Disease: • Bubonic Plague (define) • It came from… • It killed….
Medieval Europe • Disease: • Bubonic Plague (define)… • It came from… • It killed…. • Disease: • Bubonic Plague: disease made • “buboes” (blisters) on your body. Very painful. Rotted from inside out while still living. • It came from trade with Asia on rats. Fleas bit rats then bit people, giving plague to people. • It killed half of Europe’s population (some entire towns). Took 150 years get back to pre-plague numbers • Meant serious lack of people grow food, etc. for survival
Medieval Europe • Wars • Mongols • Mongols came from… • They conquered… • Really good at… • First to use… • European Wars • Wars between… • Wars between… • War is… • Lack of Natural Resources • Natural Resources (define): • Bad for Europe because…
Remember the question? • Who will emerge as the world power?
Meanwhile in China… • China • Became a strong/unified country… • Education was… • Medicine… • Chinese metal work… • Agriculture… • Has lost of…
Not what you might expect. • Isolation (define) • China sends… • Emperor is… • China decides to… • Exploration (define) • In 1492… • He went because…
Quiz Before Europe can become a world power, it has to solve some (or all) of its problems. Which problem do you think Europe needs to fix first? • 4 Sentences: • - Sentence #1 = Thesis/Claim • Sentences #2-4 = Why do you think that? • Note: DO NOT begin a sentence with “Because”
Europe prior to the 15th Century • Europe Prior to the 15th Century • 1. Social Backwardness: • Society based on social classes you were born into and could not move between. • Royalty/Pope is smallest class, king/queen rules the country, Pope basically rules all Europe • Nobles are wealthy, put in charge of managing parts of royalty’s land, have to pay taxes to royalty • Knights served nobles and given land to live on, loyal to the noble they serve, not king • Peasants largest class, also poorest, pay rent on land, give part of labor and harvest to nobles, pay taxes also • Feudal system (define): • Education was… • Medicine was based on…
