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Mrs. Robinson World History iMater. “The One About the Fall”. Extent of the Empire. Politics. After the 5 good emperors, a time of violence and conflict followed. The emperor became whoever had the military strength to capture the title. Many emperors met violent deaths because of this.
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Mrs. Robinson World History iMater “The One About the Fall”
Politics • After the 5 good emperors, a time of violence and conflict followed. • The emperor became whoever had the military strength to capture the title. • Many emperors met violent deaths because of this. • The empire was also beginning to be invaded by tribes in the north.
99 Problems… For the Empire • Many economic and military problems invasion, civil war, and plague almost caused an economic collapse. • The plague affected the population and caused the military to become smaller. • The empire could also not pay for any soldiers. • Empire started getting soldiers from different places that weren’t loyal to the empire.
The Late Roman Empire • Emperor Diocletian reformed and divided the empire into four units, with their own ruler easier to control. • After him, Constantine kept the reforms and expanded them pg.176
East Roman Empire • The eastern empire’s capital was in Constantinople; which Constantine called his “New Rome”. • It became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and one of the greatest cities in the world. • After Constantine, the empire continued to be divided into West and East but it was never fully restored. • The western part kept getting attacked by Germanic tribes from the North.
The Fall of Mighty Rome • Already weak, the Western Empire kept getting invaded. • The Huns (from Asia) came in and pushed other tribes into the Roman empire. • The Visigoths moved into the Roman areas, attacked and sacked the Rome (410 AD) • Other tribes like the Vandals moved all over the Roman Empire and defeated them. • In 476, the emperor was killed by the German tribes (an attack was seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire). • Germanic tribes took over the Western Empire over the years. pg.176GEO Skills
The Land of Judea • Christianity started in the land of Judea (present-day Israel). Judea
The Message of Jesus • Jesus was a Jewish man who started his teachings around 30 AD. • He went against what the other Jewish groups said. • He believed it was his mission to finish the salvation that God had promised to the Jews. • Jesus believed that it was the soul inside the person that mattered, not the rules or laws they followed. • His greatest commandment was to “Love the Lord with all your heart, and love your neighbors as yourself.”
Jesus Hated by Romans • To his followers Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God. • After he started sharing his story, Jesus started to be hated by the Romans. • Romans thought he would cause the people to revolt against Rome. • The people turned against Jesus and he was crucified by the Romans. • In Christian beliefs, Jesus died on Friday; on Sunday came back to life (resurrected), and that his death paid for the world’s sin. • Christianity teaches that if you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, the people are saved from Hell.
Jesus’ Followers • Christianity began as a movement inside Judaism. • When reports of Jesus’ resurrection started, Christianity started having their own followers. • Jesus had 12 Apostles that spread his teachings two main Apostles were Peter and Paul. • It wasn’t long until Roman Emperors started persecuting Christians.
THE PLAGUE ARRIVES • The Black Death was the most devastating natural disaster in European history. • The people saw the plague as an evil force they could not understand.
SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE • The most common form of the Black Death was the Bubonic plague, which was spread by rats and fleas on ships. • The path of the Black Death usually followed trade routes.
THE BLACK DEATH DESTROYS • Out of a total population of 75 million, 38 million died of the plague. • (Half the European population) • The economy declined trade declined, shortage of workers, falling prices of food.
JEWS ARE TO BLAME • Anti-Semitism grew, as people blamed Jews for the plague. • Jews were accused of poisoning the wells in towns, and causing the plague to spread. • The people thought the plague was a punishment from God, or the devil.
Mrs. Robinson World History iMater “The One about Feudalism”
THE FRANKS pg.286 • The Franks became the longest lasting tribe. • The kingdom was started by Clovis, who later became the first Christian Germanic ruler. • His conversion gained him the help of the Roman Catholic Church. • What kind of power would this give a ruler? Why would the Catholic church want an alliance with a Germanic ruler?
The Roman catholic church • By the end of the fourth century (300’s) the Roman Catholic Church became the supreme religion in Europe. • How much power could they claim to have, if they say they’re sent from God?
KING CHARLEMAGNE • The new king of the Frankish kingdom in 768 AD created an empire that covered most of western Europe. • Why did his kingdom prosper? PG.289 • Charlemagne had missidominici, who served as his representatives in all the districts.
What 3 things did Charlemagne bring together when he became Emperor?
WHO ARE THE VIKINGS? • Scandinavian adventurers and barbarians. • They searched for spoils of war and adventure invaded many areas of Europe. • Sacked villages and towns, destroyed churches, and defeated small armies.
Feudalism Begins pg.292 • A new political and social system that exchanged work for protection VASSAL: • Men who fought for their lords. The lords/nobles would then take care of their warriors.
Knights in armor • A type of Vassal they would fight on horseback in the Cavalry. • They were awarded lands for their fighting, called Fief. • The relationships between lord and vassal were brought together by a “feudal contract.” FIEF
pg.295 KNIGHTS AND THEIR CHIVALRY
THE NORMANS COME TO ENGLAND • Normans took over England in 1066 took the power away from the Anglo-Saxon tribe. • William of Normandy became the king of England after the Battle of Hastings. • They mixed Norman and Anglo-Saxon cultures. pg.298
A Change to the Law • Magna Carta, “the Great Charter” document saying people have rights • It said the relationship between the king and his vassals is one of • mutual rights and obligations. • A king could not have absolute power • no imprisonment without charges pg.299