Monday, April 2, 2012

1. Monday, April 2, 2012 Agenda Bell Assignment Map of Europe (800 A.D.) Complete Ch. 8 Sections 1, 2, and 3 Vocabulary Discuss Notes: Ch. 8 Section 1 Complete Readings: Charlemagne and Feudalism

2. Focus Questions • What are the Dark Ages? • What are three achievements of Charlemagne? • What is feudalism?

3. Bell Assignment “Where is the senate? Where are the people? The bones are all dissolved, the flesh is consumed…The whole mass is boiled away.” – Pope Gregory the Great What do you think Pope Gregory the Great is talking about?

4. The Dark Ages and Early Middle Ages Chapter 8 Section 1

5. Decline of the Roman Empire

6. After the Decline of Rome. . . • The decline of the Roman Empire left Western Europe in a state of chaos: • German tribes continued to invade and conquer areas of Western Europe • Western Europe is left without a stable government and there is no leader. • Poor farmers were left unprotected and at the mercy of violence • People of Western Europe were left with a weak economy and went back to using a barter economy

7. Dark Ages • The term Dark Ages refers to the lack of information from the time period (500 A.D. – 800 A.D.). • Many scholars relate the lack of information to a light of Europe going out.

8. Middle Ages • Early Middle Ages – 800 A.D. – 1000 A.D. • High Middle Ages – 1100 A.D. – 1250 A.D. • Later Middle Ages – 1250 A.D. – 1450 A.D.

9. Rise of the Franks • At the end of the Roman Empire, many of the foreign invaders created their own kingdoms. • The Franks settled in the region, known as Gaul. Overtime, they created the strongest kingdom in Western Europe.

10. Tell me what you see?

11. Charlemagne Activity • Read the article about Charlemagne and answer the questions. Please answer all questions in a complete sentence.

12. Charlemagne • Charlemagne was the greatest emperor of the Franks. • Accomplishments of Charlemagne: • Becoming the 1st emperor of Western Europe, since Rome • This set the stage for future battles between the government leaders and the Pope. • Spreading Christianity throughout Western Europe • Encouraging learning and culture in Western Europe

13. Government • Because of the need of protection (due to invasions by Muslims, Vikings, and Magyars) a new political and social order emerged known as feudalism. • Feudalism is a loosely organized system of rule, in which kings or powerful lords divided their land among lesser lords. In exchange the lesser lords, vassals, pledged their service and loyalty

14. Feudalism as a Social Order

15. Feudalism Activity Read through the information about feudalism. As you read complete the chart about the different levels of society. Please give a good description about each social group.

16. Economy • Lords owned large estates known as manors. • Peasants who lived on the manor farmed the land in exchange for protection. • The manor was the center of life for everyone. There was no need to leave the manor. Therefore, a barter economy was used on manors, in order for people to get what they needed.

17. Knighthood • Many nobles trained from boyhood to become knights. • Steps to becoming a knight: • Age of 7 – young boy is sent away to learn how to ride and fight. • Age of 16 –young boy becomes a squire to get field experience. • Age of 20 – dubbed as a knight.

18. Quick Quiz • 1. Who is Charlemagne? What were two of his accomplishments/main goals? • 2. What is feudalism? • 3. In your own words, describe what life was like during the Early Middle Ages? (6 -8 sentences)