1 / 14

Middle Ages

Middle Ages. Reviews. King Clovis, of the Franks, captured provinces of Gaul. Converted to Christianity, made an alliance with the pope. Reviews Cont. Islam began to spread in 600s. Charles Martel rallied Frankish warriors

zeal
Download Presentation

Middle Ages

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Middle Ages

  2. Reviews • King Clovis, of the Franks, captured provinces of Gaul. • Converted to Christianity, made an alliance with the pope

  3. Reviews Cont. • Islam began to spread in 600s. Charles Martel rallied Frankish warriors • Battle of Tours in 732 - Christian warriors won. Stopped expansion of Muslims but Muslims remained a threat.

  4. Reviews Cont. • 768, Charlemagne (grandson of Martel) became king of the Franks • 799, Pope Leo II asked Charlemagne to help against rebellious nobles in Rome -> Charlemagne sent delegation to arrest Leo’s opponent. • Christmas Day 800, Pope crowned Charlemagne Emperors of the Romans.

  5. Feudalism • A loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords (vassals) in exchange for service and loyalty. • Feudal contract- powerful lord granted his vassal a fief (estate). • 40 days of military service each year and payments

  6. http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/politicalsystems/images/hierarchy.gifhttp://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/politicalsystems/images/hierarchy.gif

  7. Knight • Many nobles trained during boyhood to become a knight • At age 7, a boy sent away to the castle of his father’s lord & trained to be a knight • At age 15, he becomes a squire • Once finished training, dubbed a knight in public ceremony. • “In the name of God, Saint Michael, & Saint George, I dub thee knight; be brave and loyal.”

  8. Noblewomen • While father or husband is away, “lady of the manor” took over his duties. • Supervised vassals, managed household, & performed necessary agricultural & medical tasks. Some even go to war to defend estates. • Sometimes inherited fiefs • Widow retained her land (used as dowry) • Young daughters of nobles trained to spin, weave, and some to read and write.

  9. Code of Chivalry • Required knights to be brave, loyal, true to their words. • Fight fairly in war • Treat prisoners kindly • Protect the weak (peasants & noblewomen) • Rules applied to nobles and not commoners.

  10. Troubadour • Wandering musicians. • Sang about the brave deeds of knights and their devotion to their lady loves.

  11. Manor Economic System • Manor - a lord’s estate. • Most included one or more villages and the surrounding lands • Peasants lived & worked on the manor (called serfs & bound to the land) • Serfs could not be sold but were not free. • Serfs could not be forced off either -> guaranteed employment

  12. Manor cont. • Peasants had to ask permission to marry, pay lord a fee when inherit father’s land. Often were paid in grain, honey, eggs, or chickens. • Peasants had the right to farm some land for themselves & protection from lords.

  13. Peasants Life • Harsh • Work from sun up to sun down. • Poor diet - bread with vegetables (usually cabbage, turnips,& onions). Rarely meat. • Few peasants lived past 35 years. • Children were required to help.

  14. http://z.about.com/d/countrymusic/1/0/N/P/H/troubadour_prev.jpghttp://z.about.com/d/countrymusic/1/0/N/P/H/troubadour_prev.jpg • http://letsparty.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/medieval-knight-costume-1.jpg • http://www.zeitlerweb.com/img/1485women.jpg • http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/blog/1850000585/20080908/americangothic.jpg

More Related