- the West Struggles and Eastern Empires Flourish (1300-1500)
World Civilizations Journal
Tamera Mosier
May 18, 2010
Chapter One - The West Struggles and Eastern Empires Flourish (1300-1500) Economics and Social Misery Summary The population explosion made it hard to feed all. More cropland was cultivated, but that meant less grazing land, which reduced livestock. Then poor weather depleted crops further, bringing famine. The Black plague came and continued to spread taking millions of lives. The desperate people blamed the Jews and others for plague, resulting in thousands being killed. After the plague there was a shortage of labor which brought on restricted and unfair practices in labor. This resulted in a revolt.
Imperial Papacy Besieged The position of pope lost prestige, the people’s confidence and moral authority in their division. People were split by controversy as disputed papal elections brought several popes in power, creating the Great Schism. People were disenchanted and wanted reform.
More Destruction: One Hundred Year War England and France went to war for two reasons 1) Economics and 2) Land. The English had superior weapons and the French had numbers. The English defeated the French and wanted claim to land. The French came back and drove England out. Henry V got allies and defeated France only to be defeated after Joan of Arc rallied the French, and the throne was taken back.
Responses to the Disruption of Medieval. The response to these changes was, people found new ways, ideas and direction. New views on faith and reason emerged. Scientific observation became of interest. And intellectuals started looking at things in a new way.
Empires in the East New empires in the east dominated the next several hundred years. The Mongols expanded their Eastern Universalism from China to Moscow, with a diversity of people and religions. The Ottoman Empire brought Turks with Muslim influence. Another rising empire was Russia with Ivan I (moneybags)
Tamera Mosier
May 18, 2010
Chapter One - The West Struggles and Eastern Empires Flourish (1300-1500) Economics and Social Misery Summary The population explosion made it hard to feed all. More cropland was cultivated, but that meant less grazing land, which reduced livestock. Then poor weather depleted crops further, bringing famine. The Black plague came and continued to spread taking millions of lives. The desperate people blamed the Jews and others for plague, resulting in thousands being killed. After the plague there was a shortage of labor which brought on restricted and unfair practices in labor. This resulted in a revolt.
Imperial Papacy Besieged The position of pope lost prestige, the people’s confidence and moral authority in their division. People were split by controversy as disputed papal elections brought several popes in power, creating the Great Schism. People were disenchanted and wanted reform.
More Destruction: One Hundred Year War England and France went to war for two reasons 1) Economics and 2) Land. The English had superior weapons and the French had numbers. The English defeated the French and wanted claim to land. The French came back and drove England out. Henry V got allies and defeated France only to be defeated after Joan of Arc rallied the French, and the throne was taken back.
Responses to the Disruption of Medieval. The response to these changes was, people found new ways, ideas and direction. New views on faith and reason emerged. Scientific observation became of interest. And intellectuals started looking at things in a new way.
Empires in the East New empires in the east dominated the next several hundred years. The Mongols expanded their Eastern Universalism from China to Moscow, with a diversity of people and religions. The Ottoman Empire brought Turks with Muslim influence. Another rising empire was Russia with Ivan I (moneybags)
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