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Outcome: Causes/Effects of the Middle AgesThe Middle Ages
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
1. The Middle Ages: What is it?a. Name given to the time period after the gradual decline of the
Roman Empire.
b. Lasts roughly 1000 years, 500-1500c. Sometimes called The Dark Ages or medieval
period.d. Often seen as a very bleak and dangerous periode. Had roots in:
i. The classical heritage of Romeii. The beliefs of the Roman Catholic Churchiii. The customs of various Germanic tribes
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Fall of Rome
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
2. Causes of the Middle Agesa. Fall of Romeb. Invasions
i. Disruption of Trade: Merchant trade collapsed and Europe’s economic centers were destroyed. Money also became scarce.
ii. Downfall of cities: Cities were abandoned as centers of administration.
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
b. Invasionsiii. Population shifts: Roman cities left without strong
leadership. Europe became mostly rural.iv. Decline of learning: Germanic invaders could not
read or write. Learning became less important as people moved to rural areas.
v. Loss of a common language: Latin changed as Germanic people mixed with Roman population.
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
c. Early Plaguei. Plague of Justinian
1. 541-542 AD2. Affects Byzantium including
Constantinople3. Justinian has it but does not die of it
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
3. Effects of the Middle Agesa. New Germanic Kingdoms Emerge (Holy Roman
Empire)
b. Rise of feudalism in Europe
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
3. Effects of the Middle Agesc. The power of the Church grows rapidlyd. Europe became rurale. No major emphasis on learning
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
3. Effects of the Middle Agesf. New languages replace Lating. Early signs of modern European countries start to appear
(England & France)