Download Dancing in the Dark Ages (Middle Age Europe)

Dancing in the Dark Ages
(Middle Ages)
What does the Middle Ages
remind you of?
Knights
Castles!
Periodization
Early Middle Ages: 500 – 1000
High Middle Ages: 1000 – 1250
Late Middle Ages: 1250 - 1500
The beginning…Early Middle Ages
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Decline of Roman Empire
Rise of Northern Europe
New forms of government
Heavy “Romanization” (religion,
language, laws, architecture,
government)
• Latin- “medium aevum” means
“middle age” and is source of
English word “medieval”
Why is the Middle Ages called
the Dark Ages?
• The Roman Empire
collapsed leading to
the Dark Ages.
• Rome represented a
bright civilization that
established order,
government, clean
water, impressive
architecture, and the
list goes on and on…
• Historians later started
calling the Middle
Ages the Dark ages.
Who is left after Rome falls?
• Germanic Tribes (Barbarians): The
Franks take Gaul, Angles and Saxons take
Britain, Visigoths take Spain.
• Byzantine Empire- Is still hanging around.
(Formally the eastern half of the Roman
Empire)
The Religion of Islam
will arise in 622 AD
Europe in the 6c
Lets Be Frank, (The Franks are
the Strongest Barbarians)
• The Franks were farmers than lived in small
communities in Northern Europe
• In 486 King Clovis of the Franks conquered
Gaul
• Clovis preserved many Roman customs, one was
the Latin language.
• Clovis Converted to Christianity and the Franks
became a Christian Kingdom.
• Christian Kingdoms will come in contact with a
new religion
Rise of Islam in the Middle East
• Founder: Muhammad
• Born: 571 AD in Mecca,
Arabia
• Descendant of Abraham
• Titles: The prophet, the
messenger
• Holy Book: The Koran
• Islam is recognized as an
official religion as of 622 AD
What do Muslims Believe?
• One God
• Mohammad is Gods (last) prophet
• Believe Jesus was a real person just not the son of
God.
• Must travel to Mecca at least once in a believers
lifetime (hajj)
• Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are very similar.
– They are Monotheistic
– The all clam Abraham as their ancestor
The Spread of Islam
• Islamic peoples quickly spread across the
Middle East and Northern Africa.
Culture Clash: Christian vs. Muslim
• Muslims invaded Europe
taking all of Spain.
• Next they turned their
sights on Gaul.
Who was the Powerful
Germanic Tribe that was
already in Gaul?
The Franks
Frankish King Charles (the Hammer) Martel
• Clovis’s Grandson Charles Martel is
credited with the victory over the
Muslims of the Battle of Tours (732
AD),
• which was an important event in
world history due to the fact that it
prevented Muslim expansion
throughout Western Europe.
• Think about it – it would be a
different world, wouldn’t it? Why?
• founding father of heavy cavalry
(Also known as Knights), and
chivalry
Charles’s Son Pepin the Short
(Not as Cool of a Nickname)
• Pepin Gave some land in Italy to
the Pope, that land is now called
the Vatican.
• The Pope then clamed to be Gods
special reprehensive on earth.
(Roman catholic Church gains
power)
• This starts a special
relationship between the
Kings of Europe and the
Pope in Rome.
Pepin’s Son Charlemagne (Charles the Great)
• Charlemagne embraced the idea
of being a Christian King
• Charlemagne set up schools that
made copies of the Bible
• Then, all of a sudden Pope Leo
III crowned Charlemagne Holy
Roman Emperor
• Charlemagne’s Frankish
Kingdom will be split up
between his three Grandsons
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Front Page Newspaper Article (Battle
of Tours)
After the video, Imagine you’re a journalist
during the time of Charles Martel (around
700AD)
Create a Newspaper article on the Battle of
Tours
Include the following:
1. Name of Newspaper (Caswell Messenger…)
2. What was the Battle of Tours? Who fought? who won?
Who was the main leader?
3. Why is it important. Explain in detail.
4. A short time line of the early middle ages
5. Pictures of events