The Middle Ages in Europe
After the fall of the Roman Empire, it split into half. The western part fell into the Dark Ages, while the eastern part, the Byzantine Empire, flourished and advanced through the Golden Ages. During the Dark Ages, or Middle Ages, life backtracked a little and there was no innovation. The Feudalism system rose and people were under the influence of the Catholic Church. After some time, The Great Schism occurred. There was more conflict involving the schism. After some time, the Middle Ages in Europe ended.
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Christianity creates disunity in EuropeChristianity was spread all throughout the Roman Empire before their fall. But later on, people began to question the Nicene Creed and Papal Authority. The Church split into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
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The rise of FeudalismDuring the Dark Ages, The west side of Europe was under chaos and destruction due to the fall of the Roman Empire. Desperate for a new form of government, Feudalism was created. In Feudalism, there are four levels of hierarchy; Kings/Queens , Church Officials and Nobility, Knights and Peasants. In Feudalism, the peasants had to do Substinence farming and grow food for everyone else.
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End of the Middle Ages in EuropeThe end of the Middle Ages began when trade routes were used again, and the western became with contact with the east. The people began to trade goods, manufacture and invest in business. The population began to increase again. Then the Black Plague hit, and most of the population decreased. Anti-Semitists blamed it on the Jews.
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Vocab:
Great Schism: The separation in the Catholic creating Protestantism, and Catholicism.
Nicene Creed: States the main beliefs of the Christian doctrine.
Papal authority: That the Pope has the power over the church and decisions concerning the church.
Subsistence farming: Growing food that is enough for themselves and their family.
Anti-Semitism: hatred towards Jews.
Great Schism: The separation in the Catholic creating Protestantism, and Catholicism.
Nicene Creed: States the main beliefs of the Christian doctrine.
Papal authority: That the Pope has the power over the church and decisions concerning the church.
Subsistence farming: Growing food that is enough for themselves and their family.
Anti-Semitism: hatred towards Jews.