Medieval Studies 1022 Lecture : Part 3 Notes
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John was vain and greedy but inept in action: under john the english were driven out of england and he gained the name. Ix took over as king: louis ix, established a permanent court for lawyers to make decisions called parlement , court officials travelled to hear disputes, during crusades 6 and 7 got captured in egypt and ransomed his way to. Invasions are significant to islamic world as in 1258 baghdad is sacked. Intellectuals of the 13th century: st. bonaventure (1221-1274, franciscan monk, not convinced it is possible to know god, albertus magnus, dominican monk, quote convinced it was possible to know god. Chapter 15: context, population of europe triples between 11th and 13th centuries, major increase in urban population, constantinople and venice had over 100k, economy develops through agriculture innovations, literacy on rise (20% in cities) Cartels could fix prices, command fees and penalty charges: craftsmen, begins with apprenticeship, after 7 years journeyman.