Learning Objectives
- Understand the socio-economic and political structures of feudalism in Medieval Europe, focusing on the relationships between lords, vassals, and serfs, and the role of the Church.
- Analyze the three social orders in medieval Europe: the clergy, the nobility, and the peasantry, and their roles in shaping European history.
- Examine the cultural and technological advancements from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries, including the Renaissance and changes in agricultural practices.
- Study the economic transformations, including the rise of towns, trade, and the impact of the Black Death on European society.
- Investigate the rise of new monarchies in Europe, the centralization of power, and the decline of feudalism.
- Analyze the social and economic consequences of the Black Death, including depopulation and shifts in labor dynamics.
- Understand the methodologies used by historians like Marc Bloch to study medieval societies, emphasizing geography and collective behavior.
- Explore the Catholic Church's influence on medieval European society, including its economic power and role in education and culture.