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�The Dark Ages�

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Part 5:

The End

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The Black Death

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A fatal disease that spread across Asia and Europe.

It was brought to Europe by sailors in 1346.

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It started in the South and spread to the North very rapidly. In just 5 years it killed about 25 million people.

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All classes were affected – peasants, nobles, the clergy (members of the Church), men, women, children, etc.

Even kings and queens were affected!

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And more…

  • This led to a breakdown in society and in families.
  • Parents abandoned kids, priests abandoned followers.
  • Those who died were rarely given funerals or burials. They were just dragged off and thrown into mass graves.

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Economics

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Peasants had to work harder to make up for the dead. They demanded to be paid causing Feudalism to end.

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The End of Feudalism

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Other Factors

  • The Crusades helped by uniting the knights against a common enemy.
  • The Magna Carta limited the power of kings.
  • New technology made knights less important.

Dang you Magna Carta… I used to be so buff!

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Job Specialization

  • As with most medieval cultures, most Europeans were farmers.
  • As time went on though more and more jobs were available.
  • People could start making money and no longer had to rely so heavily on the feudal lords.

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Write three important words from the last section using both your right and left hands.

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