HIS 101: Western

Civilization, 1350-1815

Dr. Clayton Whisnant

HIS 101: Western Civilization, 1350-

1815

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Review syllabus.

Background: The Middle Ages

Common Periodization

Last Roman Emperor of West Deposed (476 AD)

Weak Reassertion of State Structures under Charlemagne (768-814)

Invasions from Outside Europe (800s-early 1000s)

North: Vikings from Scandanavia

South: Muslims from North Africa

East: Magyars from Central Asia

The High Middle Ages (1000-around 1300)

Medieval Institutions

The Catholic Church

Medieval Institutions

Serfdom

Landlord

Peasant

Service & What Was

Owed (“Rights”)

Medieval Institutions

The Political

Structure

Knights

Vassalage:

Lord &

Vassal

Medieval Institutions

Revival of Cities in

1100s

Guilds

Universities

Medieval Society

The Peasant

Medieval Society

Nobility

Knight

Baron

Earl

Count

Viscount

Duke

Grand Duke

King, Queen

Emperor

Medieval Society

The Clergy

Local Priests

Monks

Bishops, Archbishops

Cardinals

The Pope

Medieval Society

City Artisans &

Merchants

Authority

Authority

Social

Political

Intellectual

Authority in the Medieval World

Political:

Vassalage within framework of Catholic Church

Social:

Serfdom (Lord-Serf)

Catholic Church

Intellectual

Christianity

Inherited Knowledge from the Roman World