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ISN pg 74 title: Charlemagne & the Vikings Preview: Finish each sentence:

ISN pg 74 title: Charlemagne & the Vikings Preview: Finish each sentence: During the Middle Ages… Feudalism was important during the Middle Ages because… During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church… Life for peasants on the manor …. Charlemagne & the Franks. Franks.

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ISN pg 74 title: Charlemagne & the Vikings Preview: Finish each sentence:

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  1. ISN pg 74 title: Charlemagne & the Vikings • Preview: Finish each sentence: • During the Middle Ages… • Feudalism was important during the Middle Ages because… • During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church… • Life for peasants on the manor…

  2. Charlemagne & the Franks

  3. Franks See how dangerous it was during the Middle Ages!! • After the decline of the Roman Empire, the territory of Gaul was ruled by the Franks: • Charlemagne (Charles the Great) became the greatest king of the Middle Ages by doing something no other king was able to do • He created an organized empire By defeating Germanic Saxons & Lombards

  4. Look at this massive, well-organized empire! This is the EXCEPTION rather than the rule during the Middle Ages!! One king controlled all this & had power over feudal lords

  5. Charlemagne was called the “strong hand of God” Charlemagne • Charlemagne’s accomplishments: • Greatly expanded the Frankish empire • Spread Christianity through missionaries & violence • Divided this large empire into counties • Began schools for church members

  6. Age of Invasions • From 800 A.D. to 1000 A.D., Europe was constantly attacked by foreign armies: • Muslims attacked Europe from the northern Africa • Magyar warriors attacked Europe from the East • Vikings attacked Europe from the Scandinavia in the north

  7. See how dangerous Europe was!!! So, why was Feudalism necessary??

  8. The Age of Invasions: 800-1000 • This is the 2nd major wave of invasions into Western Europe: • the 1st were the barbarians who attacked Rome in 450 • those barbarians are now the people who have settled in Europe & become feudal serfs, lords, kings…and are being attacked by outside barbarians

  9. Vikings • Vikings were Scandinavians who invaded Europe because of overpopulation, looking for better climate & better farmland • They were excellent invaders & explorers • They were able to sail in deep oceans and shallow rivers because of their excellent ship design

  10. Vikings • Because of their war ships, the Vikings were able to: • Claim parts of England, Ireland, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, • They reached Constantinople & the Mediterranean Sea • They were the 1st Europeans to “discover” America (Canada)

  11. Holy Roman Empire

  12. Holy Roman Empire • Germans expanded into Frankish territory after Charlemagne died • Otto the Great became the greatest king of Germans in 936 • He ended foreign invasions • Controlled the Catholic Church within Germany • Expanded German territory & created kingdom known as the Holy Roman Empire

  13. Otto the Great & other Holy Roman kings were NEVER able to control the feudal lords in this territory

  14. Holy Roman Empire • But…the Holy Roman Empire is poorly named: • It is not Holy (because it was not controlled by the Pope, although Christianity was the dominant religion) • It was not Roman (the Romans were conquered long ago) • It was not an Empire (because the kings never had control over the feudal lords)

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