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Chapter 17-The Early Middle
Ages
Mrs. M. Brown
Section 2
o After the fall of Rome, groups
moved into Europe and divided
the lands among themselves.
The leaders of these groups
called themselves kings
oThe creation of kingdoms marked
the beginning of the Middle Ages, a
period lasting from 500 to 1500.
Another name for this age is the
medieval period.
A.D. 500 – A.D. 1500
The Middle Ages
A.D. 500
Fall of the
Roman
Empire
A.D. 1500
The Renaissance
o Christianity was the most important
factor in Europe during this time.
oThe Pope sent missionaries and monks
to Europe to spread Christianity.
1.What is the time period from
A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500 in which
Christianity was the most
important factor known as?
Middle Ages
2. What is the word that
comes from Latin that also
means “Middle Ages”?
medieval
3. What did the Pope,
missionaries, and monks
spread all over Europe?
Christianity
o Missionaries are people
who try to convert others
to a particular religion
o Patrick was a missionary
who traveled from
Britain to Ireland to
convert the people
there.
o At first, the people
resisted his teachings
but eventually they
accepted Christianity;
especially after Patrick
performed a miracle to
remove all of the snakes
from Ireland.
o A monk is a religious man who lived
apart from society in isolated
communities
o Communities of monks are called
monasteries (where monks lived)
o Although monks lived in monasteries,
they were very much a part of society.
o They acted as doctors, ran schools, and
collected ancient writings from Greece and
Rome
o They also helped spread Christian teachings
into new areas
4.What are people who try to convert
others to a particular religion called?
missionaries
5. Who was the missionary who
converted many people in Britain and
Ireland to Christianity?
Saint Patrick
6. What is the name of the place where
monks live/communities of monks?
monasteries
7. Although monks lived apart from
society, what four things did they do
FOR society?
Acted as doctors
Ran schools
Collected ancient writings from Greece
and Rome
Helped spread Christianity to new areas
The Franks
o In the 480’s a powerful group called the
Franks conquered Gaul (France).
o Under the rule of Clovis the Franks become
Christian and create one of the strongest
kingdom in Europe.
o Then in the late 700’s under the leadership
of Charlemagne, the Franks conquer most
of the old Roman empire and begin building
schools across Europe
o Charlemagne was a very tall man (6’ 4”)
and a strong Christian
8. Under the rule of King _____, the
Franks became Christians. Clovis
9. Who was the very tall and strong
Christian king who led the Franks in
conquering most of the old Roman
Empire and built schools across
Europe?
Charlemagne
Feudalism
o While Charlemagne was building his
empire Vikings, Magyars and Muslims
were invading Europe
o The Vikings were a group of seafaring
people who invaded England and
northwestern Europe
o Because of these invasions
Feudalism was created by the
Franks.
o Feudalism is the trading of loyalty for
protection
10.What did the invasions of the Vikings,
Magyars, and Muslims cause to be develop?
feudalism
11. Who first created feudalism?
the Franks
12. What is feudalism?
A way of trading loyalty for
protection
13. Who were the seafaring people who
invaded England and northwestern Europe?
Vikings
Section 3
o The king owned all of the
land
oNobles were granted
large areas of land for
loyalty and support
(food, soldiers, taxes)
o These large pieces of land
(estates) given to a lord for
a promise of support and
loyalty were called
manors or estates
o Knights fought to protect the
lands and gain their own
lands from the nobles
o When a noble gave knights
land and promised military
support for the king they
became Lords.
o The lands the knights earned
were called fiefs.
o When the knight earned a fief,
he became a vassal.
14. What did knights receive in
exchange for the pledge of loyalty to
a lord?
a fief
15. What was a knight who promised protection
for a lord in exchange for land called? vassal
16. What did a noble become when he
gave a knight land for protection and
promised the king military support?
lord
17. What was the land given to a noble
called?
manor or estate
o Serfs farmed the land for protection
and provided food and paid taxes
o Serfs were tied to the land —they
were not allowed to leave their land
without the lord’s permission
o A peasant a bit more freedom but not
much—they usually were the more skilled
workers on the manor
o Serfs (and peasants) received a
place to stay and were protected
from invaders in return for farming the
lord’s land.
18. What did serfs receive for farming a
lord’s land?
A place to stay and protection from
invaders
19. People who were tied to the land
were called _________
serfs
Pages 508 – 509 What direction is the church from The manor house?
o Feudalism was first created by the Franks but
before long this system of obligations
governing the relationships of lords and
vassals began to spread to other kingdoms
o In 1066 William the Conqueror decided to
conquer England and defeated the British in
1066 at the Battle of Hastings.
o To reward his knights, William gave them large
estates of land = William the Conqueror
brought feudalism to England
20. Who defeated the British king in 1006
at the Battle of Hastings?
William the Conqueror
21. What did William the Conqueror
bring to Britain after he invaded and
conquered it?
feudalism
Women in the Middle Ages
o Regardless of their social class, women in the
Middle Ages had to obey the wishes of their
fathers or husbands, they ran the households,
and noble women supervised servants = they
had fewer rights than men.
o One woman, however, had
GREAT political power!
o Eleanor of Aquitaine married 2
kings- France and England and
was the mother of 2 kings!
o After A.D. 1000 Europe’s
population began to
increase partly because
more food was available
due to new inventions such
as a heavier plow (it could
dig deeper into the soil and
plants could grow better)
o Towns also began to grow
because of trade.
o Trade routes began to develop
o People began to move into the
cities from farms to earn more
money.
22.What woman had great political
power and married 2 kings-France
and England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
23. What are 2 reasons why European
cities began to grow?
Many people moved into the city (increase
of population and the growth of trade
Your test is Thursday!
PLEASE study!
This is a very important
historical time period!