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The Early Middle Ages

The Early Middle Ages. Chapter 8 Section 1. Western Europe. Germanic Kingdoms. Note: NOT Germans Different kind of civilization: No written laws. No cities. Governed by custom. Elected kings. Nobility swore allegiance to kings. Kings protected all in times of war. War occurred often.

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The Early Middle Ages

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  1. The Early Middle Ages Chapter 8 Section 1

  2. Western Europe

  3. Germanic Kingdoms • Note: NOT Germans • Different kind of civilization: • No written laws. • No cities. • Governed by custom. • Elected kings. • Nobility swore allegiance to kings. • Kings protected all in times of war. • War occurred often.

  4. The Franks • 400-700 • Clovis • Conquered Gaul • Preserved Roman legacy in Gaul • Converted to Christianity. • Gained ally in Catholic Church.

  5. Battle of Tours, 732 AD • Franks vs. the Muslims • Charles Martel • Christian victory – God on their side • Muslims keep most of Spain

  6. Charlemagne • Charles the Great • Loved battles and warfare • Reign spent at war

  7. Christian Emperor • Charlemagne helped suppress rebellion in Rome. • Pope crowns Charlemagne the Emperor of the Romans. • Christian Emperor. • Christian Pope – German King – Roman Empire – any thing strange here?

  8. Tried to make a united Christian Empire • Constantinople upset – thought they were the “true Roman emperor” • Spread Christianity • Nobles to rule locally • “second Rome” at Aachen • Curriculum: Formal course of study • Grammar, Rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy

  9. Europe after Charlemagne • Died in 814 • Empire fell apart • Many invasions – Muslims, Magyars, Vikings, others…. • Treaty of Verdun • Charlemagne’s grandson’s divide empire into 3

  10. Invaders

  11. Legacy of Charlemagne • Extended Christianity to northern Europe. • Blended German, Roman, and Christian traditions. • Good strong system of government. • Set a good example for other European rulers. • Strong connection to the Roman Catholic Church.

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