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3 mcmh middle ages
The document summarizes the crisis of the Late Middle Ages in Western Europe. It describes the Great Famine from 1315 to 1317, the Black Death plague from 1346 to 1353 that reduced the population by a third, and the resulting social unrest and warfare. It also mentions the peasant uprisings in England and France in the 14th century, the Papal Schism from 1378 to 1418, and the beginnings of the Renaissance, Printing, and Protestant Reformation that marked the end of this crisis period.
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- 3. • Little IceAge – colder climate; agrarian crisis • Great Famine 1315 to 1317 – scarcity of food • Black Death – Bubonic plague – 1346 to 53 • Severe strain on population – renewed religious fanaticism • Persecutions – Jews, beggars, foreigners – unknown cause • Population reduced to a third • Plentiful land – labour scarcity – expensive • Peasant revolts in England, France – 1358, 1371 • End of serfdom – long term effect BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Society Hyderabad Campus
- 4. Society • Expulsionof Jews by Monarchs • England 1290, France 1306, Spain and Portugal • Empowerment of Women – greater opportunities in BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Commerce, Religion and Art • Persecutions on the rise in the name of Witchcraft • Urbanization Hyderabad Campus
- 5. Society • 1337-1453– House of Plantagenet, House of Valois and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Kingdom of France • Result of Dynastic Disagreements dating back to 1066 • Papal Schism – Avignon and Rome; Council of Constance • William of Ockham – distinction between World of Faith and World of Reason • Art and Literature • Vernacular Languages Hyderabad Campus