260 likes | 406 Views
The Middle Ages. Fall of Rome. TIMELINE OF HISTORICAL TIME PERIODS. The Golden Age of Greece & Rome. The Renaissance in Europe. The Plague. You Graduate!!!!. 1300-1700. 500-1300. 1986. 400 BC-500. 2015. The Middle/Dark Ages: Roman Empire collapses. . Got Swag?.
E N D
The Middle Ages Fall of Rome
TIMELINE OF HISTORICAL TIME PERIODS The Golden Age of Greece & Rome The Renaissance in Europe The Plague You Graduate!!!! 1300-1700 500-1300 1986 400 BC-500 2015 The Middle/Dark Ages: Roman Empire collapses. Got Swag?
Time Periods in European History Classical Era (Greece & Rome) 500 B.C.- 600 A.D. Middle Ages (knights & castles) 500 A.D. – 1500 A.D. Renaissance (powerful kings & exploration) 1500– 1776
The Roman Empire Geography:
Fall of Rome: During the Medieval Period, Western Europe became increasingly German in Language and Culture. Local Wars broke out causing a disruption in farming & trade Rise in new a dialect of Latin: German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Charlemagne (771-814) fought Germanic Tribes and converted them to Christianity. He encouraged learning. When Charlemagne dies, his empire does not last and collapses.
The Dark Ages in Europe No more large cities, trade, scholarship. With all the disease, riots, outside attacks and starvation people fled the cities of Roman empire People now lived on manors, self-sufficient communities consisting of a castle, church, village and surrounding farmlands
Feudalism A System of loyalities & protection After Charlemagne's empire broken apart, there was no central government for protection or help *Land was main source of wealth. Europe was divided into thousands of smaller ‘kingdoms’ and feudal towns
The Manorial System The relationship of the lord to the peasant who worked on his land
Feudalism A System of loyalities & protection
THE PYRAMID OF POWER SERFS & PEASANTS
Vassals (KNIGHTS) THE PYRAMID OF POWER PROTECTION LABOR SERFS AND PEASANTS
NOBLES LAND AND PROTECTION LOYALTY AND MILITARY SERVICE Vassals (KNIGHTS) LABOR PROTECTION SERFS AND FREEMEN
KING LOYALTY AND SERVICE LAND NOBLES LAND AND PROTECTION LOYALTY AND MILITARY SERVICE Vassals (KNIGHTS) THE PYRAMID OF POWER LABOR PROTECTION SERFS AND PEASANTS
The Decline of Feudalism It Lasted from 800-1200’s As money was easier to obtain lords could pay serfs instead of giving them land. Changes in warfare & technology: crossbow, longbow, armor piercing arrows, The Crusades Many serfs spent theirs entire lives on the manor in isolation. They were ignorant of what was happening in other parts of the world.
The Plague: Climaxed in 1350 Bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Thought to have started in China and reached the Crima by 1346. From there, it was carried by rat fleas living on boats The fleas got on passengers on the merchant ships. It is estimated to have killed 30–60 % of Europe's population and took 150 years for Europe's population to recover From there it spread throughout the Europe
The Church During the great unrest, the church provided a place of refuge and hope
The Roman Catholic Church Church organization made it very powerful. A person who did wrong could usually beg for forgiveness and must preform good deeds. Few people knew how to read & write: the church had both skills Most towns had a church The Church was the only source of international authority & organization
The Crusades The Catholic Churchs attempt to reclaim the holy land from the Turks For 200 years, Crusaders tried to drive the Turks out of the of the holy land. They failed. However, Crusaders were open to many new learning experiences. They brought home: silks, spices, and new ideas on how to live
Crusaders pictured in a replica of a fresco in the Templar church of Cressac(c 1165-1200)
Lasting Effects: The 1200s When the crusaders returned they brought home exotic goods—spices, jewelry & other luxuries -They brought back news ideas on government, sciences, and the arts. -Restless adventurers explored new lands and increased trade between Europe, Asia & Africa. -Seafaring cities in Italy: Venice, & Genoa profited from this new trade.
The Rise of the Middle Class: -Increased trade brought new wealth to towns. -Kings gained greater power as money usage increased. -Peasants began earning more and could spend more money Gradually new centers of learning emerged, new art forms developed, and people turned to the classical age for new ideas…they called this….
The Renaissance A rebirth of ideas and renewed interest in the arts, sciences and the world around them.