The Global Tapestry (1200-1450)

Formation Hanseatic League asserting collective bargaining power among merchant guilds against aristocratic landowners.

Signing Golden Bull Hungary marking beginning submission nobles to royal authority.

Establishment Magna Carta limiting King John's power as a reinforcement existing noble privileges.

Proclamation Pragmatic Sanction Bourges centralizing French Monarchy's control over Church matters versus local lords.

Joan led armies in battle during the Hundred Years War while Eleanor was a medieval political leader and queen consort.

Neither played significant roles in French history during this era.

Both women ruled as queens regnant in France during this period.

Both were canonized by the Catholic Church after their deaths.

To regulate Trade and secure economic Privileges for its members

To provide military support for local Monarchs

Offer healthcare services to local artisans

Provide christian religious instruction

Eastern orthodox Christianity spreading eastward replacing Buddhism along parts Russian steppes.

China emerging dominant player intercontinental politics sooner leveraging power vacuum left by waning Mongol influence.

Strengthened Islamic caliphates potentially dominating Central Asia disrupting later Turkic migrations into Anatolia.

An extended period Pax Mongolica bringing about early globalized networks Eurasian continent.

Medieval fairs served as recruiting stations for mercenary armies that contributed significantly to ongoing military conflicts.

Medieval fairs fostered interregional commerce bolstering town economies transforming them into cultural hubs.

Medieval fairs acted as major centers of education with universities emerging around them driving the Renaissance intellectual movement.

Medieval fairs were primary venues where nobles negotiated international diplomatic treaties reshaping European political landscapes.

Batu Khan

Hulagu Khan

Genghis Khan

Kublai Khan

The Crusades would've happened later due to a better-informed populace.

Agricultural advancements may have been slower due to increased focus on education.

The Reformation might have occurred earlier with more widespread religious literacy.

Social hierarchies could've become more rigid due to the influence of educated elites.

Marco Polo through his travels connecting European markets with Asian ones.

Eleanor of Aquitaine with her court's influence on troubadour poetry while ruling various territories.

Thomas Aquinas for his philosophical synthesis of Christian theology with Aristotelian thought.

Genghis Khan in his conquests consolidating vast Eurasian lands under a single rule.

The plague initiated a long-term decrease in overall commodity prices due to oversupply.

Trade networks expanded as Europeans sought new markets unaffected by disease outbreaks.

Feudal relationships strengthened as peasants relied more heavily on their lords for protection against chaos brought by plagues.

Labor shortages led to increased wages for peasants and weakened manorial systems.

Promore religious tolerance to reduce attacks into western Europe

Provide education to all classes of people

Provide a sense of hope and unity to the people

Ensure the success of trade and economic growth in western Europe