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The Middle Ages
a*K*a
The Dark Ages
After the Fall of Rome
Why is it called the Dark Ages?
• Rome West side falls
• Learning Declined (church keeps it alive)
The fall of Rome:
brought many important
changes to Western Europe.
Effects of the Fall of Rome
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Germanic tribes took over Roman lands.
Hundreds of little kingdoms took over.
No system for collecting taxes.
Kingdoms were always at war with one
another.
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Warfare increased. Trade decreased.
The “Dark Ages” began.
The Church
During the
Middle Ages
Church is Very Rich
•LAND = MONEY
•Christianity brings
people together
•Catholic Church
WEST SIDE: POPES: POWER
• SECULAR- “worldly”–Power state
–Power church
–Sacraments- important
ceremonies
• What can happen if you don’t
do what the pope tells you to
do?
MORE POWER
• Excommunication- out of
the church.
Parts of the Church
• Monasteries- Monks
• Convents- Nuns
• Vows
1. Poverty
2. Chastity
3. Obedience
Churches
• GOTHIC
-Pointy Arch
• ROMAN
-Round Arch
• http://www.yout
ube.com/watch?v
=MsAUAHBftNY
Why were stained glass windows
important?
East Side: Byzantine: Orthodox Church
• Patriarch- head of the church, no total power
• Icons- images of Jesus and saints
Hagia Sophia
The Emperor Justinian
• Reunited the Empire in
• Justinian’s Code
– Code
– Collected all of existing
Roman laws
The Fall of Constantinople
• Constantinople becomes…..
ISTANBUL!!!!
Warfare increased. Trade decreased.
The “Dark Ages” began.
Clovis was
an important
king of the
Franks. The
Franks were
one of the
largest
Germanic
tribes.
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Clovis and the Franks
• In A.D. 481, Clovis united the Franks and
became their king.
• Clovis converted to the Roman Catholic faith.
• Franks blended Germanic & Roman cultural
practices.
Carolingian Dynasty
• Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)
– Battle of Tours- Moors (Muslim) v. Franks
– Franks win.
• Pepin the Short- is next.
Charlemagne
became king
of the Franks
in 768 A.D.
He conquered
a vast empire
and tried
to recreate
the glory of the
Roman
Empire.
Charlemagne
• Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope
Leo III.
• He gave land to his nobles in exchange for
their loyalty and military service.
“Holy Roman Emperor”:
However:
after his death, the empire declined.
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The Rise of Feudalism
• While Charlemagne’s descendants were not
able to recreate the glory of the Roman
Empire, the Franks did greatly affect life in the
Middle Ages.
• Indeed, the Frankish practice of giving land to
nobles in exchange for loyalty and military
service spread throughout Western Europe.
Page: 324
KING
Church Officials and Nobles
Knights
PEASANTS
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Write a summary of Clovis and Carolingian
Dynasty. Notebook Paper
2. People of the Middle Ages Worksheet
– Identify each person
– Color each person
– Cut them out
– Page: 324: put them in their proper social class.