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The Middle Ages Intro

In response to the disorder that ensued after the fall of the Roman Empire, how would the middle ages best be defined?. The Middle Ages Intro . The Middle Ages. Period from 500 to 1450 CE Came between the fall of Rome and start of modern era

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The Middle Ages Intro

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  1. In response to the disorder that ensued after the fall of the Roman Empire, how would the middle ages best be defined? The Middle Ages Intro

  2. The Middle Ages • Period from 500 to 1450 CE • Came between the fall of Rome and start of modern era • Later called medieval civilization from Latin “middle age”

  3. The Scene • Europe relatively backward region • Germanic peoples shifted focus to the North, away from Rome • Region was frontier land • Sparsely populated • Underdeveloped

  4. The Scene • Resources • Dense forests • Rich soil for raising crops • Mineral resources underground • Access to water • Fish for food • Transportation • Trade • Energy (water wheels)

  5. The People • Germanic Tribes • Farmers and herders • No cities-lived in small communities • No written laws-lived by unwritten customs • Elected kings who led them to war

  6. Europe in 500 AD

  7. The People • Franks • Most powerful kingdom • 486: Clovis (King of Franks) conquered former Roman Province, Gaul • Ruled with Frankish customs while preserving Roman legacy • Clovis converted to Christianity • Won support of the people • Gained an ally in the Church of Rome

  8. The People • New power across the Mediterranean- religion of Islam in 622 CE • Built a huge empire and created a new civilization • Muslim armies quickly conquered Palestine to North Africa to Spain • Christianity had anxieties about Muslims, but also learned a lot from them

  9. The Empire of Charlemagne Map

  10. Charlemagne or Charles the Great • 800:Europe united-Empire built across France, Germany, and part of Italy • Very tall and imposing man, loved battle • Reigned for 46 years • Battled Muslims in Spain and Saxons in the North, Slavs in the east, Lombard's in Italy

  11. Charlemagne • 800 CE: Pope Leo III asked Charlemagne for help against rebellious nobles of Rome • Charlemagne crushed the rebellion • Christmas Day-Pope crowned him Emperor of the Romans (Holy Roman Emperor) • Christian Pope had crowned a German King- very important • Created a great deal of conflict

  12. Charlemagne • Goals: Control many lands, create a united Christian Europe • Spread Christianity to conquered peoples through Missionaries • Appointed powerful nobles to rule local regions • Gave them land for support and soldiers

  13. Charlemagne • Set to revive Latin learning to create a “Second Rome” • Education had declined severely • Founded a School at Aachen-curriculm was based in Latin • Included: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy • Hired scholars to copy ancient manuscripts • Educational model for medieval Europe

  14. After Charlemagne • Died 814 • Heirs battled for power-split in 3 after Treaty of Verdun • Legacy • Extended Christianity • Strong, efficient government

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