The 13th & 14th Centuries: Long & Hard

In Class Materials

Mendicants & Heretics: The Rise of Dissent – Part 1
Mendicants & Heretics: The Rise of Dissent Pt2: The Albigensian Crusade
Medieval Universities & Scholasticism
The Rise of Kingdoms – England & France: Almost 1 – TBP
The Long Centuries Pt 1 – Fall of the Templars – TBP
The Long Centuries Pt 2 – The 100 Years’ War – TBP

Focus Questions:
  1. How did the impetus behind the Crusades combine with a new focus on spreading true Christianity in Europe?
  2. How did the ultimate expression of feudalism contribute to its decline?
  3. How did society view the Black Death and the Great Schism, and how did they combine to lessen the power of the Church?