This chapter focuses on the unification and growth of two major Slavic states.
In the textbook by Agibalova and Donskoy, these paragraphs cover the dynamic changes in Central and Southeast Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries. Paragraph 23: Poland and Czechia (XIV–XV Centuries)
Covers the unification under Wladyslaw I and the "Golden Age" of Casimir III the Great , who codified laws and founded Krakow University. It also details the Union of Krewo with Lithuania and the crushing defeat of the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald (1410) .
The preacher who criticized the Church’s wealth and the sale of indulgences, leading to his execution at the Council of Constance.
This section is a deep dive into one of the first major challenges to the Catholic Church's authority.
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