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Medieval
Middle Ages
476 AD Rome Falls
Review Video: Dark Ages Ch 2
Beginning of “Dark Ages”
Medieval
Middle Ages
• Life was hard
• People were Illiterate
Medieval
Middle Ages
• Christianity was desired
– After life was looked forward to…had to be
better.
Germanic Tribal Culture
• Germanic Law was personal
– Feuds often erupted between families (tribes)
Jesus was the New Emperor
• Christian Monasteries
– Education
– Medical care
• Leaches for “bleeding”
• “blood letting”
European Culture
• Greco – Roman background
• Christianity (Roman Empire)
• Germanic Cultures
FRANKS
• Clovis
– First Frankish King
– Converted to Christianity (Political move)
FRANKS
• Clovis
– First Frankish King
– Converted to Christianity
• Charles Martel
– Defeated the Muslims at Battle of Tours
FRANKS
• CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
FRANKS
• CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
• Pope Leo II
asked for help vs Raiders/Rebels in Rome
• Charlemagne Wins
Note: never lost in 50 years
Crowned
Holy Roman Emperor
Christmas Day – 800 AD
Crowned
Holy Roman Emperor
Christmas Day – 800 AD
Who had ultimate Authority?
The Pope (the Church) or the Emperor (state)
Set the stage for the next 1000 years
FRANKS
CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
Carolingian Renaissance
Curious, Intelligent, Strong Warrior,
Devout Christian
FRANKS
CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
Carolingian Renaissance
Curious, Intelligent, Strong Warrior,
Devout Christian
Illiterate, but strongly supported learning
• Watch video:
Dark Ages
Ch 3
Ch 4 Clovis
Ch 8 Holy War (Battle of Tours)
FEUDALISM
Economic System
Political system
VIKING ERA
• Viking strategy of terror
• Efficient Viking boats
• Ruthless Killers
•
•
6 year old playing ball
Laughed at the thought of killing children
•
Last name: Skull-splitter
Need for Feudalism
• Invaders posed a threat – No Government
– Vikings
– Muslims
– Other Nobles
Need for Feudalism
• Invaders posed a threat – No Government
– Vikings
– Muslims
– Other Nobles
• Nobles (Aristrocrats) became protection –
Feudalism
Serf
Freemen
KNIGHTS
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
THUGS AND WARRIORS
LEFTOVER FROM VIKING WARS
KNIGHTS
Almost all Nobles were
knights
Training began at age 7 - Page
KNIGHTS
Chivalry
• A way of life for the nobles
• How to treat women
• How to treat each other
MANOR SYSTEM
• Economic foundation of Feudal Society
MANOR SYSTEM
• Economic foundation of Feudal Society
MANOR SYSTEM
Center of manorial life was the
village church
Village life was also very communal
Medieval Life
People rarely bathed Believed it might make them sick
There are stories of how people didn’t bathe in the Middle Ages – for example, St Fintan of Clonenagh was said to take a
bath only once a year, just before Easter, for twenty-four years. Meanwhile, the Anglo-Saxons were believed that the Vikings
were overly concerned with cleanliness since they took a bath once a week. On the other hand, we can also see many
literary references and works of art depicting people taking baths, and noting that it was part of daily activity.
Harmful Bacteria was everywhere