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Because of Inquisition and Church power, Jiang says Western Europe becomes one of the least innovative places in the world before climate, famine, war, and Black Death produce a legitimacy crisis.
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Black Death
Because of Inquisition and Church power, Jiang says Western Europe becomes one of the least innovative places in the world before climate, famine, war, and Black Death produce a legitimacy crisis.
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historical-model
The Black Death and Church corruption make Europeans wonder whether God is punishing a stagnant, evil Church, leading to schism and later challengers such as Wycliffe, Jan Hus, and Martin Luther.
diagnosis
Jiang argues that fourteenth-century crisis erodes church legitimacy because famine, war, plague, and climate disaster make people read catastrophe as punishment for Christian sin.
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World integration under the Mongols helped move the Black Death across the empire, devastating Europe while being less devastating in China and the Islamic world because of sanitation and urban organization.
causal-chain
He treats the Black Death as a social reset that made the Renaissance possible by allowing massive innovation in Europe.
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"So as you can see, what's really important to understand is the crusade against Cathars is not just a religious crusade. It's also one..."
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"...you have Benetri. Okay? And then, of course, you have the Black Death. So if the Catholic Church represents the will of God and..."
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"So there are some who believe that Rome is the true center of the Catholic Church, but there are other people who believe that..."
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"Protestantism, okay? And we'll discuss Martin Luther next class. Next class we'll discuss the rise of capitalism. All right? Any questions, guys? Yes?"
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"All right, so what brings the Crusades to an end? Why did the Catholic Church start to lose power? Okay, so a lot of..."
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"...And what does it, the final thing is something called the Black Death, which lasts from 1346 to 1353. This will kill at least..."
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"...world like this. You also give rise to disease. So the Black Death. Traveled all across the world. Okay? So we believe the Black..."
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"...as devastating. Okay? It's very important for us to understand. The Black Death was devastating for Europe. But it was not that devastating for..."
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"...know, 4,000, 5,000 years ago, a plague broke out. Okay? The Black Death, basically, by rats. Okay? And remember, in this world, we trade..."
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"Okay? So there's this huge drop in the population because of Black Death in Europe. Okay? That's number one. Number two is climate change...."
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"...the world, and the world is unified, then you have the Black Death. Okay? Which wipes out most of Europe as well. About a..."
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"...health, in nutrition, well what happens? You have something called the Black Death, which causes the entire population of Europe, including Britain, to collapse."
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Rome fails to build a bureaucracy, Byzantium survives behind walls, and Western Europe is ruled by a stranger empire: a church that claims the sky, the soul, and the right to make impossible doctrine...
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Genghis Khan is not explained by saying the Mongols were uniquely evil.
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