After you've read each chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Discuss factors behind European economic expansion in the High Middle Ages;
2. Assess the causes of European political and military expansion in the High Middle Ages;
3. Describe the process and problems facing royal attempts to consolidate political power;
4. Explain the relationship between the Catholic Church and European political development;
5. Describe the processes producing new states in Iberia, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe;
6. Assess the religious, political, and social factors behind the Crusades.