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Three periods of the Middle Ages

Three periods of the Middle Ages. Early Middle Ages “the Dark Ages” disorder, disunity, despair High Middle Ages Rise of crown, commerce & cities Late Middle Ages 3 disasters: church scandal, 100 years war & BLACK DEATH. Early Middle Ages. c. 450-1000 AD/CE. Barbarian Invasions….

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Three periods of the Middle Ages

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  1. Three periods of the Middle Ages • Early Middle Ages • “the Dark Ages” disorder, disunity, despair • High Middle Ages • Rise of crown, commerce & cities • Late Middle Ages • 3 disasters: church scandal, 100 years war & BLACK DEATH

  2. Early Middle Ages c. 450-1000 AD/CE

  3. Barbarian Invasions… • Germanic tribes: • Goths – Visigoths, Ostrogoths • Vandals, Franks, Anglo-Saxons Conflicts with the Romans • 410 AD Visigoths sack Rome • 476 AD Fall of Rome: government collapse, travel dangerous, roads disappear, trade disappears, learning declines… (Eastern Roman Empire: Byzantine)

  4. The Franks • Frankish tribes unified (by Clovis) • Converted to Christianity (by Clovis) • advance of the Muslims halted at Tours (732; Charles Martel) • Aided the Pope • Established a strong Empire under Charlemagne…

  5. Charlemagne • Encouraged Learning • Palace schools • Defense • Expanded empire – conquered the Saxons and the Avars to the east • Counts governed areas of Empire • Missi dominici monitored Counts

  6. Holy Roman Emperor… • December, 800 AD Pope crowns Charlemagne with the title Holy Roman Emperor • Story…

  7. What happens to Charlemagne’s empire? • Son & Grandsons… • Inheritance issues • Infighting weakens kingdoms • New wave of barbarian invasions – • Vikings, Magyars, Slavs, Muslims • Back into chaos! – for over 100 years

  8. The Angles & Saxons • Invaded Britain (which was defended by King Arthur?) • Chaos! • Christianity 7th century • 9th century – • Alfred the Great • reading

  9. Questions: • What factors contributed to Alfred’s strength? • How did Alfred organize Wessex? • What was the “wergild”? • How was the basis of Germanic justice different from that of Roman Law? • How did “trial by ordeal” work? • Charlemagne & Alfred • Similarities? • Differences?

  10. W. - France: new hereditary monarchy established: Hugh Capet – Capetian dynasty E. - German States: Holy Roman Empire Develops as an “elected” emperor under the Pope c. 1000 – out of the ruins of the Frankish empire emerge Strong Monarchies

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