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Technological Advancements

Innovations like the iron plow that improved efficiency

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Guilds

Organizations setting work standards, wages, and trade regulations

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Pros of Guilds

Enhanced economic opportunities, education, and social mobility

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Cons of Guilds

Resulted in unclean conditions, loss of self

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Effects on Feudalism

Shifted power dynamics, leading to conflicts between lords and merchants

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Social Mobility

Ability for serfs to improve legal status and become free

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Merchants' Rights

Gained through force against lords, challenging control through taxes and fees

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Pope Urban

Issued call for "holy war" and wanted to gain control of the Holy Land.

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Crusade

A military campaign initiated by Pope Urban to reclaim Palestine and reunite the church.

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Reasons for going

Reunite church, reclaim Palestine, and give kings the opportunity to get rid of fighting knights.

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Byzantine emperor

Appealed to Christians to stop Muslim attacks and gain control of key trade routes.

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Techniques used

Flattery, contrast/enemies of G-d, unity against the enemy, imagery, and potent messaging.

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Legacy

Included dehumanization/demonization of Muslims, increased trade, women managing affairs, and Pope Urban's power weakening.

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Consequences

Increased trade, access to more trade routes, women managing affairs, and Muslims becoming more intolerant of Jews and Christians.

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Jews

Faced intolerance from Muslims, leading to the translation of Greek and Arabic texts into Latin in areas like science, mathematics, philosophy, and law.

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Lay investiture

Ceremonies conducted by kings/nobles to appoint church officials, granting them significant control over the clergy.

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Gregory VII vs Henry IV

Conflict between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV over lay investiture, leading to Gregory abolishing it and Henry opposing this decision.

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Excommunication

The act of officially excluding someone from participation in the Church, as Pope Gregory VII did to King Henry IV for defying the ban on lay investiture.

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Resolution/Compromise

The agreement that only the church can appoint bishops, but nobles retain the right to veto appointments, resolving the lay investiture controversy.

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Richard the Lionheart

Son of King Henry II, captured and ransomed

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John "Lack land"

Son of King Henry II, lost land and taxed nobles

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Magna Carta

Document limiting king's power, ensuring feudal rights

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Runnymeade on Thames

Location where Magna Carta was written, protecting feudal rights

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Feudal Rights

Protected by Magna Carta, include no taxation without representation

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Jury Trial

Right guaranteed by Magna Carta for legal protection