High Middle Ages

A time that gave us the Magna Carta, nations like England, France, Spain, and Japan. Heroes like Joan of Arc, the Shogun and Knights, commerce, a new economy should not be called “Dark”. The Middle Ages is the time that goes from 400 CE, after the fall of the Roman Empire, to 1400 CE. During this time Europe experienced the crusades, which led to the unification of kingdoms and new commerce routes between Europe, Africa, and Asia. The medieval feudal system developed during this time, with…

Back in the day kings and emperors were actually not the only rulers that consolidated their power in the high Middle Ages; popes also did, and that was through a series of measures that would make the church more independent of secular control. “Under the leadership of a series of reforming popes in the eleventh century, the church tries to end this practice” (p.267). It was the popes’ efforts that were sometimes challenged by the medieval kings and emperors, in which the wealth of the church…

fall of the Rome Empire, one of the most famous events to have occurred in the High Middle Ages was one that would bring Western Europe and the Middle East together in a violent religious clash that would become known in Medieval History as the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of religious wars which spanned from 1095-1291, that were fought between the Christian armies of the Europe and the Muslim armies of the Middle East. The reasons for why the Crusades took place stem from many different…

Continuing, “The High Middle Ages” (1200-1400), the Gieses broke the era into two centuries; the 13th century was considered the “Golden Century, an era of affluence and growth” in contrast the 14th century of catastrophe and contraction (Gies 166). The 6th chapter is devoted to the High Middle Ages, the authors elaborate on the continuation of technological momentums that the Europeans experienced during this first century of this era. Another advancement that must be mentioned of is the…

1. I would see how it relates to how the medieval cities grew rapidly and how they were sometimes overcrowded. And during the High Middle Ages, a money economy began to replace the barter economy. So that people bought and sold goods and paid taxes using coin money. More people were buying things now, like I see in this picture. 2. I see Artisans, which is a worker in a skilled trade. I see Shoemakers, or cobblers and Potters. Also i see how communes work. Their charters ensured town citizens…

At the end of the Roman empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages, kingdoms and empires where ruled by a single individual with absolute power over both politics and military . During the high Middle Ages, many rulers lacked the power to control an entire country, only having power over a city and the area around it, with their distant lords acting largely autonomously. This, mixed…

as the Germanic practice of upholding culture as a social contract and seeking glory for the honoring of others. As the war and power struggle from the Early Middle Ages died away, the High Middle Ages gave way to trade and commerce that flowed freely throughout Europe. Along with the spread of goods came the spread of ideas (High Middle Ages). Two people groups in particular, the Germanic northern European tribes, and the Greco Roman people group, shared practices that were more than…

The High Middle Ages were a very hard time to be around, wars constantly erupted over land and religious beliefs. Religion seemed to be the center of conflict with Christianity being the midst of the controversy. Christianity changed drastically during the High Middle Ages through different reforms that had a positive impact on ordinary people, such as when Pope Gregory VII made it possible for the church to manage itself without an outside source; for example a government making decisions for…

"We live not according to reason but according to fashion", said by Seneca. During the Middle Ages, fashion was a big factor that determined the rank of a person. Luxurious clothing meant a person was wealthy, whereas rags and simpler clothing proved a person had little money. Feudalism ranked people according to class during the Medieval Ages, from peasants to kings and queens. Peasant clothing greatly differed from royalty, and the royalty wanted nothing to do with peasants.…

of Early Medieval Universities Development of early medieval universities began during the High Middle Ages, a time of economic prosperity and growth in population for Medieval Europe. Around the late 11th Century the development of important early universities would be caused by sudden urbanization of Europe and early influencers of higher education During the High Middle Ages a rise in economic activity would come from a revival of trade that would occur from the…