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Breakdown and Renewal in Breakdown and Renewal in

an Age of Plaguean Age of Plague

Chapter 11Chapter 11


I. Population CatastrophesI. Population Catastrophes

A. Demographic declineA. Demographic decline1. Population Losses – causes?1. Population Losses – causes?

2. Famine and Hunger – weather?2. Famine and Hunger – weather?


I. Population CatastrophesI. Population Catastrophes

B. PlagueB. Plague1. Nature of the Disease1. Nature of the Disease

Bubonic plague – looks?Bubonic plague – looks? Pneumonic plague – result?Pneumonic plague – result?

2. Pandemic2. Pandemic Great Plague of LondonGreat Plague of London



II. Economic Depression II. Economic Depression and Recoveryand Recovery

A. Agricultural SpecializationA. Agricultural Specialization1. Impact on the Peasantry1. Impact on the Peasantry

Statute of Laborers (1351) – prices?Statute of Laborers (1351) – prices?

2. Agricultural Specialization2. Agricultural Specialization Enclosure – property ownershipEnclosure – property ownership Diversified agriculture - securityDiversified agriculture - security

3. Gentry – owners?3. Gentry – owners?



B. ProtectionismB. Protectionism1. Guilds on the Defensive1. Guilds on the Defensive

2. The Hanseatic League-EU2. The Hanseatic League-EU BremenBremen CologneCologne HamburgHamburg LübeckLübeck



C. Technological AdvancesC. Technological Advances1. Metallurgy1. Metallurgy

2. Firearms and Weapons – defense?2. Firearms and Weapons – defense? CrossbowCrossbow CannonCannon GunpowderGunpowder SiphonsSiphons Pontoon bridges Pontoon bridges



C. Technological AdvancesC. Technological Advances3. Mechanical Clocks – What time is 3. Mechanical Clocks – What time is

it?it? Henry De VickHenry De Vick

4. Printing – communication?4. Printing – communication? Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg

5. The Information Revolution5. The Information Revolution



D. The Standard of LivingD. The Standard of Living1. Reduced Life Expectancy – I’m 1. Reduced Life Expectancy – I’m

dead!dead!

2. Female Survival2. Female Survival

3. Misogyny or the Debate over 3. Misogyny or the Debate over Women’s NatureWomen’s Nature

EveEve Mary, mother of JesusMary, mother of Jesus Christine de Pisan - heroesChristine de Pisan - heroes



D. The Standard of LivingD. The Standard of Living4. Knowledge of the Human Body4. Knowledge of the Human Body• Barbers and leeches?Barbers and leeches?

5. Housing and Diets 5. Housing and Diets • Decorations, milk, beer, and meatDecorations, milk, beer, and meat

6. Courtesy and Dress6. Courtesy and Dress• Forks vs. fingers, nice shoes?Forks vs. fingers, nice shoes?


III. Popular UnrestIII. Popular Unrest

A. Rural RevoltsA. Rural Revolts1. Statute of Laborers (1351)1. Statute of Laborers (1351)

2. Wat Tyler2. Wat Tyler

3. Jack Straw3. Jack Straw

4. John Ball 4. John Ball

B. Urban RevoltsB. Urban Revolts1. Ciompi – wool carders1. Ciompi – wool carders


IV. Challenges to the IV. Challenges to the Government of EuropeGovernment of Europe

A. Roots of Political UnrestA. Roots of Political Unrest1. Dynastic Instability – Who’s the 1. Dynastic Instability – Who’s the

ruler?ruler? Hundred Years’ WarHundred Years’ War War of the RosesWar of the Roses

2. Changes in Warfare 2. Changes in Warfare

– – weapons and soldiersweapons and soldiers



A. Roots of Political UnrestA. Roots of Political Unrest3. Seeking Revenue – money!3. Seeking Revenue – money!

Salt taxSalt tax Poll taxPoll tax

4. The Nobility and Factional Politics4. The Nobility and Factional Politics• It’s not always what you know, but?It’s not always what you know, but?



B. England, France and the HundredB. England, France and the Hundred

Years’ WarYears’ War1. Causes1. Causes

CapetiansCapetians Edward IIIEdward III Philip VIPhilip VI



C. The Tides of BattleC. The Tides of Battle1. First Period1. First Period

SluysSluys CrecyCrecy Calais Calais PoitiersPoitiers


MapMap 11.411.4 The Hundred Years’ War The Hundred Years’ War



C. The Tides of BattleC. The Tides of Battle2. Second Period2. Second Period

Charles VCharles V

3. Third Period3. Third Period Henry VHenry V AgincourtAgincourt Treaty of TroyesTreaty of Troyes

4. Joan of Arc4. Joan of Arc OrleansOrleans



D. The Effects of the Hundred Years’ D. The Effects of the Hundred Years’ WarWar1. English Government1. English Government

2. French Government2. French Government Estates GeneralEstates General TailleTaille GabelleGabelle

3. The War of the Roses3. The War of the Roses Lancastrians vs. YorkistsLancastrians vs. Yorkists



D. The Effects of the Hundred Years’ D. The Effects of the Hundred Years’ WarWar4. Burgundy4. Burgundy

5. The English and French States5. The English and French States



E. The States of ItalyE. The States of Italy1. Milan1. Milan2. Florence2. Florence3. Venice3. Venice

DogeDoge

4. Papal States4. Papal States5. Kingdom of Naples and Sicily5. Kingdom of Naples and Sicily6. Balance of Power6. Balance of Power

Peace of LodiPeace of Lodi


MapMap 11.511.5 The Venetian Empire In The Venetian Empire In the 1400sthe 1400s


V. The Fall of Byzantium and V. The Fall of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empirethe Ottoman Empire

A. The Fall of ConstantinopleA. The Fall of Constantinople1. The Rising Threat1. The Rising Threat

2. The Capture of the City2. The Capture of the City

3. The End of an Era3. The End of an Era

B. The Ottoman EmpireB. The Ottoman Empire Suleiman IISuleiman II


MapMap 11.611.6 The Italian States In 1454 The Italian States In 1454

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