Medieval Ages

Henry IV	King; appoints Bishop of Milan without Pope’s permission, fought with Gregory VII
Philip IV	French King; taxed church without permission of Pope; fought with Boniface VIII
St Peter	First Pope
Gregory The Great	Pope becomes the most powerful; Establishes Papacy
Gregory VII	Pope; wanted to free Church from King, fought with Henry IV
Gregory XI	Pope, shifts court back to Rome
Boniface VIII	Pope; goes against Philip IV, beaten to death
Clement V	Pope who replaces Boniface VIII, moves court to Avignon
Urban VI	Pope; differences between him and cardinals led to election of anti-pope and caused papal schism
Clement VII	Anti-Pope, moves court back to Avignon
Alexander V	Anti-Pope, to replace Clement VII and Urban VI
1414 CE	Papal schism ended
500 - 1050 CE	Early Middle Age / Dark Ages
1050 - 1300 CE	High Middle Age
1300 - 1453 CE	Later Middle Age
476 CE	Western Roman Empire falls
1453 CE	Eastern Roman Empire falls
Ecclesiastical System
Manoral System
Medieval Society in brief
Agriculture in Medieval society	First - low due to political instability, wars, etc. From trade based to agrarian. As gained more land, more methods. Heavy plough, iron agri tools, horses to till, crop rotation, water and wind mills. Inc in population and domesticated animals. Settlements → Townships → Cities
Medieval Churches
Feudalism	Derived from German ‘Feud’ meaning ‘Piece of land’
Feudal Structure
Vassels
Knights
Serfs
Fief
Intellectuals
Architecture	Romanesque, Gothic. Worms and Rheims Cathedral respectively