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Transforming the Roman World

Transforming the Roman World. 9-1. New Germanic Kingdoms. 476 CE – fall of Western Roman Empire Germanic states set up around Europe: Spain – Visigoths Italy – Ostrogoths Britain – Anglo- Saxons France/Germany – Franks (longest lasting). Germanic Society. Importance of family

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Transforming the Roman World

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  1. Transforming the Roman World 9-1

  2. New Germanic Kingdoms • 476 CE – fall of Western Roman Empire • Germanic states set up around Europe: • Spain – Visigoths • Italy – Ostrogoths • Britain – Anglo-Saxons • France/Germany – Franks (longest lasting)

  3. Germanic Society • Importance of family • Germanic law – handled personally (instead of through Roman system) • Crimes settled by blood feuds and savage acts of revenge • Wergild – “money for a man” • Ordeal to determine guilt – physical test

  4. Church Organization

  5. Monks and their Mission • Pope Gregory I – uses the monastic movement to convert non-Christians • Saint Benedict - regulates monasteries (Benedictine Rule) • Day of prayer and manual labor • 7 daily gatherings for group prayer and chanting of Psalms • Strict rule by an abbot (“father”)

  6. The Carolingian Empire • 600s-700s – slow decline of the Frankish Kingdom – eventually taken over by one of the king’s officers who establishes hereditary rule, which passes to his son: Charlemagne (Charles the Great) • 768-814: rule of Charlemagne • Expanded Frankish territory • Vast administration system (counts, missidiminici) • Intellectual renewal (Carolingian Renaissance)

  7. Charlemagne the Man

  8. Charlemagne the Conqueror

  9. Charlemagne the Administrator

  10. Charlemagne the Patron of Learning

  11. Charlemagne, Emperor of Rome • 800 CE - Germanic King crowed Emperor of Rome by the Pope • Symbolic coming together of different European heritages

  12. Feudalism 9-2

  13. End of the Carolingian Empire • Death of Charlemagne in 814 – 30 years later the Carolingian Empire was divided amongst his grandsons into three major sections: • West Frankish lands • Eastern Frankish lands • Middle Kingdom • Local nobles gained power • Many areas were invaded

  14. The Invaders

  15. Feudalism Became increasingly difficult to defend their subjects against invaders as the Carolingian Empire fell apart People turned to local aristocrats, nobles, for protection > new political and social system called feudalism

  16. Feudal Society • Vassal: man who served a lord in a military capacity (Germanic tradition) – received land (fief) in return for serving in a lord’s army • Knight: heavily armored cavalry – social prestige

  17. The Feudal Contract • System of honor and chivalry made up of unwritten rules • Obligations of vassal: • Military service (approx. 40 days/year) • Give advice in court when summoned • Financial payments for lord’s son’s knighting, daughter’s wedding, or ransom payment • Obligations of lord: • Grant land • Protection • Take vassal’s side in court of law

  18. Nobility of the Middle Ages • Nobility: kings, dukes, counts, barons, bishops and archbishops = aristocracy • Great lords and knights were included as well • Social divisions within the aristocracy based on wealth and landholdings

  19. Tournaments Contests where knights could show off fighting skills

  20. Chivalry • Code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold • Treat captives as honored guests • Knights fight for glory, not material reward

  21. Aristocratic Women • Could hold property (most controlled by men) • Men often away at war – women in charge of the estate • Manage household • Take care of financial accounts • Oversaw food supply • Expected to be subservient to husbands • Exception: Eleanor of Aquitaine • Heiress – married to King Louis VII of France – annulled • Married King Henry II of England – created her own court – two of her sons (Richard and John) became kings of England

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