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Outcome: Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages. Outcome: Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages: What is it? Name given to the time period after the gradual decline of the Roman Empire . Lasts roughly 1000 years, 500-1500

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Outcome: Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages

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  1. The Middle Ages Outcome: Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages

  2. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • The Middle Ages: What is it? • Name given to the time period after the gradual decline of the Roman Empire. • Lasts roughly 1000 years, 500-1500 • Sometimes called The Dark Ages or medieval period. • Often seen as a very bleak and dangerous period • Had roots in: • The classical heritage of Rome • The beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church • The customs of various Germanic tribes

  3. Fall of Rome

  4. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Causes of the Middle Ages • Fall of Rome • Invasions • Disruption of Trade: Merchant trade collapsed and Europe’s economic centers were destroyed. Money also became scarce. • Downfall of cities: Cities were abandoned as centers of administration.

  5. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Invasions • Population shifts: Roman cities left without strong leadership. Europe became mostly rural. • Decline of learning: Germanic invaders could not read or write. Learning became less important as people moved to rural areas. • Loss of a common language: Latin changed as Germanic people mixed with Roman population.

  6. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Early Plague • Plague of Justinian • 541-542 AD • Affects Byzantium including Constantinople • Justinian has it but does not die of it

  7. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Effects of the Middle Ages • New Germanic Kingdoms Emerge (Holy Roman Empire) • Rise of feudalism in Europe

  8. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Effects of the Middle Ages • The power of the Church grows rapidly • Europe became rural • No major emphasis on learning

  9. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages • Effects of the Middle Ages • New languages replace Latin • Early signs of modern European countries start to appear (England & France)

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