What you need

1. Paper for Bellwork

2. Book open to pg. 243

3. Homework from last night 10.1 worksheet

Terms

1. Rivers and Seas pg. 2442. The Franks pg 2463. The Emperor Charlemagne pg. 2474. Waves of Invaders pg. 2485. Holy Roman Empire pg 2496. Christianity in Europe pg 2507. Monks and Nuns pg 2508. Church Authority pg 2519. Timeline pg.243

Leaders

• Jan-Feb Charles Martel 246

• March-April Otto 249

• May-June Charlemagne 247

• July-Sept Frederick I 250

• Oct-Dec Clovis 246

AD 476 Germanic invaders overthrew the lastRoman emperor.

This began the Middle Ages. Period between Ancient and Modern times.

W. Europe was divided. Many Kingdoms. Christianity.

Europe is a peninsula. Close to the sea. Trade is key.

Major rivers – Rhine, Danube, Seine and Po flow towards the seas..

Rivers and seas provide Trade and Protection. Great Britain separated by English Channel. Safe from war.

Separation allowed many cultures to develop..

Pyrenees – Spain & Portugal. Alps – Separated Italy.

By AD 500, many Germanic Kingdoms in Europe.

The Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain.

Anglo-Saxons pushed the Celts to Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Franks – Strongest Germanic Group. Settled nearFrance & Germany.

481 King Clovis accepts Catholic Christianity.

714 Charles Martel becomes the mayor of the Palace.

Wants to Strengthen Christianity, stop the spread ofIslam.

Martel’s son Pepin becomes King of the Franks.

768 Pepin’s son Charles becomes King.

Charles doubled the size of the kingdom. Germany, France, Spain and Italy.

Charlemagne – Charles the Great.

AD 800 Dec. 25th Pope named him Roman Emperor.

Strengthened the Empire, Used Counts to govern.

Encouraged education.