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Review: Feudalism . 03.15.2012 23 L/R. Review: Feudalism 03.15.2012. DO NOW: Charlemagne’s empire included most of Central and western Europe Southern and eastern E urope Scandinavia The Eurasian landmass Who were the boldest and most successful invaders during the early Middle Ages?
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Review: Feudalism 03.15.2012 23 L/R
Review: Feudalism 03.15.2012 DO NOW: • Charlemagne’s empire included most of • Central and western Europe • Southern and eastern Europe • Scandinavia • The Eurasian landmass • Who were the boldest and most successful invaders during the early Middle Ages? • The Magyars • The Arabs • The Vikings • The Franks • Which of the following men had a lasting effect on the rules of monastic life? • St. Boniface • St. Patrick • Pope Gregory I • Benedict of Nursia • Under feudalism, a lord granted land to a • Feif • Vassal • Knight • serf
7.6.1 Students study the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian land mass, including its location, topography, waterways, vegetation, and climate and their relationship to ways of life in Medieval Europe. • Europe is a peninsula of peninsula’s • Northern European Plain where most people live • connected to Asia = Eurasia • Mountains – the Alps, the Pyrenees • Mediterranean climate – warm and moist • longest rivers – Danube, Rhine • Franks come in after the fall of the Western Roman Empire • Charles Martel (the Hammer), Pepin (the Short), Charlemagne (the Great) • Carolingian Dynasty • Charlemagne wants a Christian Empire; supported by Pope and Church • Loves learning, languages, law • Empire does not have strong government, he rules it personally
7.6.2 Students describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the roles played by the early church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. • deeply religious men chose to live lives of study/prayer in religious orders • monks take vows of poverty, prayer, lifetime commitment, chastity • church considered corrupt • Monks hand-make Bibles • St. Patrick converts the Irish • St. Boniface converts the Pagans in Germany and the Netherlands • Benedict founds the first monastery – sees corruption and greed • Writes the Rules of Saint Benedict • Monotheististic, heaven, hell, Bible, sacraments (baptism, communion) • People united in Europe because of religion (all Christian)
7.6.3 Students understand the development of feudalism, its role in the medieval European economy, the way in which it was influenced by physical geography (the role of the manor and the growth of towns), and how feudal relationships provided the foundation of political order. • Vikings are raiding and invading Northern Europe – people want protection • Manors – self-sufficient estates run by medieval lords • Lord gives land to vassals in exchange for knights to protect the manor • serfs tied to the land, work in exchange for protection • knights follow the Christian warrior code of chivalry • Three-field system guarantees enough food to eat • European feudalism compared to Japanese feudalism • Lady of the Manor runs the castle and the household; Boss if the lord is away • lord settles arguments, judges crimes, collects taxes