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The period between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.
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-Christianity began to dominate.
-Crusades - Christian Europe began to fight against its foes.
-"Soldiers of Christ" set out to capture the "Holy Land" from Muslims.
-Europe began to stabilize. -
-"rebirth" of Europe
-Europe's first major step into the modern age
-Noted for an explosion of intellectual and artistic energy that had not been seen since Roman times
-It allowed for individualism in thought and belief -
-born a peasant
-was highly educated
-entered a Catholic monastery to become a Priest
-He began to criticize the Church with the publishing of his "95 Theses": 3 important criticisms -
Bubonic Plague ("Black Death") - spread throughout Europe by fleas that fed on the blood of rodents
Killed an estimated 25 - 50% of the population between 1347-1351 -
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-believed in predestination (your future was already determined)
-wanted the state to be loyal to the religion; God was supreme
-contributed to the rise of capitalism:
-thrift, industry, and hard work are forms of moral virtue -
Ruled for (72 years)
-known as the "sun king"
-at one time he declared "I am the state"
-believed that the nation and the people lived to serve him -
-taxes collected went to the King
-Nobles/Princes still have a certain amount of control over small states but they act mainly as a representative of the monarchy-Professional Army. -
-the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
-Invasion of Barbarians; barbarian kingdoms set up throughout Europe.
