The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages. Castle map. The years between the fall of Rome and A.D. 1500 are now called the Middle Ages. Feudalism was a kind of government. It was also a way of life. The nobles promised to help fight the king ’ s enemies. Knights were loyal to the nobles and the kings. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Middle Ages

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Castle map

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The years between the fall of Rome and A.D. 1500 are now called the Middle Ages.

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Feudalism was a kind of government. It was also a way of life.

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The nobles promised to help fight the king’s enemies. Knights were loyal to the nobles and the kings.

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The kings gave land to the nobles under him.

KingNoblesKnightsSerfs

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The knights were called vassals of the king. They fought for their king or for other nobles. Here we see the

Knights of the Round

Table belonging to

King Arthur.

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A serf was someone who farmed the land. Serfs had to pay rent and taxes to the nobles.

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Most people in the early Middle Ages lived on a manor. A manor consisted of a castle, a church, a village, and farms.

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A small church was an important part of each manor.

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The church saved education from completely disappearing after the fall of Rome.

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Christian priests learned to read and write. All books were handwritten.

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The church helped keep the knowledge of Greece and Rome from being forgotten.

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The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages was a time of hardship, but also a time of hope.