AP WORLD HISTORY

Chapter 17 & 20 Christianity and Medieval Europe

Unit 3

Journal 12-1-14Why did the Western Roman Empire Fall?

Internal Pressures Power struggle (between 235 -241 ce 41

different people claimed to be emperor) Empire was too large Soldiers loyal to Generals rather than Rome Disease (small pox & measles) ravaged

population External Pressures ( Hun invasions,

Visigoths, Ostrogoth's, Vandals, and Franks)

What were the contributions of Charlemagne's reign, and why did it ultimately fail to last very long?

Used missi dominici extended empire to northeast Spain,

Bavaria, north Italy Created schools & emphasis on arts

( Carolingian Renaissance) It fell because Charlemagne's only

surviving son; lost control of the counts Divided empire among Charlemagne’s sons

What role did the serfs play in early medieval Europe? What was life like on the manor?

Worked the land for the lords in return for protection and small plots of land

Could not leave land without permission Manor: Large estate consisting of fields,

meadows, forests, domestic animals, lakes, rivers, & Serfs bound to the land

• Had bakeries, mills, breweries, wineries

Friendly Reminders

Read chapters 17 & 20 Discussion question due before Friday

Periodization

Early Middle Ages: 500 – 1000

High Middle Ages: 1000 – 1250

Late Middle Ages: 1250 - 1500

Europe in the 6 century

“Dark Ages”

500 -1000 a time of decreased

architectural & building techniques, organized government, and less long distance trade.

Most Germanic people could not read or write

Decentralized governments

What was the one unifying factor in Western Europe?

the church controlled about 1/3 of the land in Western Europe.

tithe 1/10 tax on your assets given to the church.

Notre Dame Cathedral- Paris, France

Carolingian Empire (Carol means Charles in Latin)

Charlemagne742-814ce

Charles Martel 732

Clovis 486(Converted to

Roman Catholicism)

The Rise of the Franks ( temporary revival)

Under ________ the Franks become the dominant power in Western Europe

Clovis converted to _________, which in turn helped the Franks the gain the support of the Catholic Church

Clovis

Christianity

Charles Martel “The Hammer”

Charles Martel founder of the Carolingian Empire

Known for his military prowess

Defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tours

Charlemagne: 742 to 814

United Western Europe

Missi Dominici- “Envoys of the Lord Ruler”

Defender of Roman Catholicism

Capital @Aachen, established centralized rule

History Teachers Song :Charlemagne

The Carolingian Renaissance

Pope Crowned CharlemagneHoly Roman Emperor: Dec. 25, 800

Charlemagne’s Empire “Holy Roman Empire”

Charlemagne’s Empire Collapses:Treaty of Verdun, 843

Charlemagne’s Empire

Carolingian Demise

1. Charlemagne sons & grandsons lost control of the empire in 30 years

2. Muslims raided from the south, Magyars raided from the East, Vikings from the North

Viking Long boat

Monasticism

St. Benedict (480-547) establishes rules: poverty, chastity, obedience.

Agricultural laborers, worked in scriptoriums, ran inns, hospitals, orphanages.

St. Benedict established monastic rules.

A Medieval Monastery: The Scriptorium

A Medieval Monk’s Day

The Medieval Manor

Manor: Large estate consisting of fields, meadows, forests, domestic animals, lakes, rivers, & Serfs bound to the land•Had bakeries, mills, breweries, wineries

Manorialism*

Manors were primary sources of agricultural production

Large estate controlled by the lord and deputies

Feudalism: A Land DividedA political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service.

Serfs

Not fully free nor fully slave

Worked the land for the lords in return for protection and small plots of land

Could not leave land without permission

Worked 3-4 days for lord

What were the Crusades?

11th-14th century European Christian campaigns to retake Holy land and convert Muslims

History Teachers Song on Crusades

Crusades crash course

Why did “Christians” go on Crusades?

Religious Motives: retake the Holy land from the Muslims

Economic Motives: wanted access to trade routes (silk & spices)

Political Motives: help the Byzantines retake land from the Seljuk Turks

Results of the Crusades

Europe was re-introduced to Greco-Roman Culture

Discovered “Spoils of the East” as silk, rice, glass, coffee, & citrus products

European technology improved (Compass, astrolabe, gunpowder)

Weakened manorialism system & Feudalism

Economics of the Late Middle Ages Guilds-

Regulated production and sale of goods

Established standards of quality for manufactured goods

Determined prices and regulated entry of new workers

Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League is an organization of cities in Northern Germany and Southern Scandinavia. They were grouped for the sole purpose of commercial alliance. They formed the league to encourage trade. Since the start of banking in Europe, it became possible for the countries to organize commercial trades with each other. The people from the Hanseatic cities would go anywhere to gain a profit and to trade. The league mostly traded timber, furs, tar, wheat and rye from the east to the countries in the west. They eastern countries traded their items for cloth from the west.

New Technology leads to population growth

_______ rotation Heavy plows Water mills (mills

for processing cloth, brewing beer, or grinding flour)

What new technologies led to an increase in agricultural production in the Post Classical period?

Mold Board Plow Crop Rotation Horse collar

What were the affects of migration in time period 3 ( 600ce-1450?

Vikings (using their longboats) migrated from the Northern European settling into Western European lands

Describe gender roles in W. Europe during the Middle Ages

Code of Chivalry- honor system that emphasized loyalty and “gentlemen” like behavior

Very Patriarchal: land equaled power: women could not inherit land or rule it

Women were admired for beauty and compassion or “femine” qualities

Historians use the term Middle Ages to refer to….?

the era from about 500 to 1500 C.E.

In the Early Middle Ages, the economic activity of Western Europe was

predominantly agricultural

The Holy Roman Empire was “neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire” because

A. the emperors were not crowned by the popes

B. the Byzantine emperors did not acknowledge the Holy Roman Empire

C. the people who lived there did not practice Christianity

D. it did not restore imperial unity to Western Europe

Which one of the following statements does not describe the crusades?

A. The campaigns showed European military superiority to Muslim armies.

B. One of the crusades conquered Constantinople instead of recapturing Palestine

C. The crusaders traded eagerly with Muslim merchants in the eastern Mediterranean.

D. The crusaders brought many Muslim ideas back to Europe with them.

E. The crusaders introduced to Europe new agricultural products they learned about from the Muslims.