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Warm Up

Warm Up. When were the “Dark Ages”? Why were they called dark? (Dark compared to what?) Were the “Dark Ages” dark every where? If you don’t know anything about this, just write down what you remember about the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle Ages. Middle Ages.

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Warm Up

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  1. Warm Up • When were the “Dark Ages”? Why were they called dark? (Dark compared to what?) Were the “Dark Ages” dark every where? • If you don’t know anything about this, just write down what you remember about the fall of the Roman Empire.

  2. Middle Ages

  3. Middle Ages • Time between “ancient” and “modern” times. From about 500 to 1500 C.E.

  4. fuedalism

  5. fuedalism • A hierarchical system of government where leaders at each level provide land and protection in return for loyalty and service

  6. Franks

  7. Franks • A Germanic people who settled in Gaul and created a powerful kingdom b/w 500-800 C.E.

  8. Charlemagne

  9. Charlemagne • Most powerful Frankish king. Appointed “Holy Roman Emperor” by the pope.

  10. Lord and Vassal

  11. Lord and Vassal Lord – a powerful landowner who provides land to knights in return for their service. Vassal – a person who swears loyalty to a lord, usually a knight.

  12. serf

  13. serf • Peasants. Work on the lord’s land and pay rent in taxes and service. Not slaves, but need permission to leave their land.

  14. manor

  15. manor • A self-sufficient community, protected by a lord, that makes everything it needs to survive.

  16. Reading: The Franks and Charlemagne • Go to hgmshistory.wikispaces.com • Open the article “Charlemagne” • Read the article with a partner. • Partner “A” reads a paragraph • Partner “B” decides and explains what to annotate. • Then answer the questions on a separate piece of paper.

  17. Charlemagne Character Map

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