The Late Middle Ages of Europe

Chapter 12: Late Medieval Crisis What was the cause of the declining population in the early 14th century? The sharp decline in the population since the beginning of the 14th century was mainly caused by "great famine" and black death. Since 1315, the great famine has brought Northern European starvation and vulnerability for seven years. It is said that the winter of 1315 is "a small ice age", which obviously leads to the death of crops. As crops and cereals are the main source of food, people in Europe are struggling to look for alternative foods, especially during the cold winter.

European late medieval times corresponded to the Italian Trecentent era and early Renaissance. Northern Europe and Spain continued to use the Gothic style, which became increasingly sophisticated in the 15th century till the end of the period. The International Gothic style is a court style that reached most of Europe around 1400 and produced a masterpiece like Très Riches Heuresdu Duc de Berry. In the 15th century, business class in Italy and Flanders became an important patron and we asked ourselves a small portrait for oil paintings, jewelry, ivory and so on. More and more luxury goods. Coffin, Kasson box, Maiorica pottery. These items also include Spanish Mudéjar pottery Hispano-Moresque containers. There are plenty of plates in the royal family, but few survivors are other than the Royal Gold Cup.

After the end of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance was ubiquitous on the European Continent in Southern Europe. The transformation of knowledge in the Renaissance was seen as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the present age. Europeans later began the world discovery era. Together with the influx of classic ideas, the invention of printing promoted the spread of the printed letters and democratization. These two things will lead to Protestant reform. As Columbus traveled the Americas in 1492, Europeans also found a new trade route, and Vasco da Gama traveled to Africa and India in 1498. Their findings strengthen the economies and forces of European countries.

Catholic Europe faced a religious confrontation with Muslims, heathens, heathens, and those exiled from the Church from the late Middle Ages to the late Middle Ages. Geographical distribution includes the Near East, Andalus, Ibrijia, Egypt, Eastern Europe. They are most commonly related to the movement of sacred places to establish control over religious places, but also include such other religious, economic and political reasons. Conquers and the Northern Crusade