Mr. McGarvey S.D.H.S. Cal Poly A.P.U.
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Chapter 20: Western Europe During the High Middle Ages

Chp. 18 (Week 5) | Chp. 19 (Week 6) | Chp. 20 (Week 7) |
Chp. 21 (Week 8)
| Chp. 22 (Week 9)

Chartres Cathedral outside of Paris, France.

Homework

  • Read Chapter 20 and re-read your outline of Chapter 17.
  • Study Guide: Chapter 20.
  • Answer Big Picture Questions: Chapter 20.
  • Chapter 20: Practice Quiz.
  • Complete Week 7: Newsgroup Question.

Chp 17: Foundations of Western European Society

Chapter 20: Western Europe During the High Middle Ages

Establishment of Regional States

  • Holy Roman Empire
    • Voltaire, 18th Century French writer, stated that the Holy Roman Empire was, "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."
  • Regional Monarchies in France and England
  • Regional States in Italy and Iberia.
  • Map of Europe: High Middle Ages
  • Investiture Controversy

Economic Growth and Social Development

  • Growth of Agricultural Economy
  • The Revival of Towns and Trade
  • Social Change
    • The Three Estates

European Christianity During The High Middle Ages

From the confines of Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople a horrible tale has gone forth and very frequently has been brought to our ears: namely, that a race from the kingdom of the Persians, an accursed race, a race utterly alienated from God, a generation, forsooth, which has neither directed its heart nor entrusted its spirit to God, has invaded the lands of those Christians and has depopulated them by sword, pillage, and fire. . . .
Pope Urban II, Proclamation at Clermont, 1095
  • Popular Religion
  • Reform Movements and Popular Heresies

The Medieval Expansion of Europe

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