Transcript Middle Ages SSWH7 The student will analyze

HWH – Beemon
Middle Ages, Renaissance, and
Reformation
SSWH7 The student will analyze European
medieval society with regard to culture,
politics, society, and economics.
 a. Explain the manorial system and feudalism;
include the status of peasants and feudal
monarchies and the importance of Charlemagne.
 b. Describe the political impact of Christianity;
include Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV of
Germany (Holy Roman Emperor).
 c. Explain the role of the church in medieval
society.
 d. Describe how increasing trade led to the
growth of towns and cities.
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Middle Ages
 If
you need to finish your DBQ please come
before or after school and this needs to be
completed by Wednesday. Please sign up on
my calendar so I will know when you will be
coming.
 What words, phrases, illustrations come to
mind when you hear:
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Medieval
Middle Ages
Dark Ages
 Crash
Course World History – Middle Ages
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7Can
yzhZg
 What years did the Middle Ages occur?
 What was so “Dark” about them?
 Who prospered during the Middle Ages?
 What is feudalism? How does it work? Who
would you want to be?
 PPT
with guided notes
 AKA:
Middle Ages
or Dark Ages
 500 CE-1500 CE
 New society
emerges with roots
in:
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Classical Rome
Roman Catholicism
Customs of
Germanic Tribes
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Invasion of Germanic tribes
 Downfall of the Roman
Empire = Dark Ages
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Disruption of trade (no$)
Downfall of cities (no admin.)
Populations shift (urban 
rural)
Decline in edu. (oral over
written)
Language changes (Latin 
Spanish, French, etc.)
All of this = no unity!
 Church is the only unity
 Germanic Chiefs (loyalty)
 Franks emerge as largest
 Clovis brings Christianity 
Partnership
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Christianity becomes the
only unity for Europe
Monasteries and Convents
are built with schools,
libraries, and books
Gregory I extends PAPAL
POWER (secular)
Charles Martel leads the
Franks (the extended the
borders and beat the
Muslims at the BATLLE OF
TOURS 732 CE)
Pepin the Short: “King by
the Grace of God”
Est. of Carolingian Dynasty
(751-987 CE)
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Charles the Great
771 CE
Expanded kingdom, kept
Muslims out of empire,
spread Christianity, and
reunited Western Europe
Pope Leo III Coronation
Limited power of nobles
(counts-counties)
Traveled through empire
and encouraged learning
3 sons – downfall
 Treaty
of Verdun =
invasions begin
 Vikings
 Magyars
 Muslims
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suffering occur in
the Germanic
Kingdoms with no
central authority 
Feudalism
 Lord
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Landholder
 Fief
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Land
 Vassal
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Receiver of Land
 Manor
was the
Lord’s estate
 “Economical
Arrangement”
 Serfs get:
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Housing
Protection
Farmland
 Lord
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gets:
Free Labor
POOR CONDITIONS
 Complex
code of
ideas
 Knights fought
bravely to defend 3
masters:
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Feudal lord
Heavenly Lord
Chosen Lady
 Protect
the weak
from the strong
 Be loyal, brave, and
courteous
 How
did the middle ages impact the future
of Europe?
 Is chivalry dead? – Poll Everywhere!
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Most powerful institutions at the time
Competition for power (Pope v. Emperor)
Clergy: Bishops and Priests under the Pope
Sacraments; Religious ceremonies (baptism)
Canon Law: Church Law, they even had
their own courts
Excommunication: used as a threat to keep
emperors/kings in line
“Holy Roman Empire”: Otto I (the Great) –
Empire lasted until 1100 CE
Lay investiture: Emperors appoint clergy
(angered clergy)
MORE COMPETITION
1. Ban Lay
Investiture
3. You are
excommunicated
4. Please
forgive me
while you
are in
Canossa.
http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/12091_Gregory-VII.jpg
http://saints.sqpn.com/ncd03883.jpg
 Get
a sheet of notebook paper and fold it
into four sections
 Title your paper: Middle Ages
 Entitle each box with a thematic word:
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Political
Social
Cultural
Economic
 Draw
a picture in each box and list facts that
go with that theme.
Middle Ages
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Pick up a card from me and one cup
of M&M’s – DO NOT EAT THEM!!!! If
you eat them you cannot participate.
Order of events: Put the following
events in order of which they
occurred:
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Rise of Charlemagne
Battle of Tours – Charles Martel – Rise of
the Franks
Germanic invasions
Muslim, Viking, and Magyar Invasions
Pepin the Short – start of the Carolingian
Dynasty
Fall of the Carolingian dynasty
Feudalism develops in W. Euro
According to the card you drew – see
the definitions below to understand
what your role will be today.
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King – Ruled over an extensive piece of
land, possibly an entire kingdom! Today
you are the King (or Queen) of
Beemonland
Noble- Congratulations! You are very
close with the king and come from a
prestigious family in Beemonland and
you will own an estate ranging between
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1200-1800 acres. However this land is
too extensive for you to manage on your
own, so you must distribute some of
your land to managers or “vassals.”
Don’t worry, you will get paid!
Vassal – Hello Vassal! Since you are lucky
enough to manage property in
Beemonland you will need to provide
some taxes and protection to the noble
and king through recruiting military. In
order to do this you will work each day
on your manor to ensure that the
peasants are working hard in the field.
You will be responsible for hunting,
chores around the manor, raising some
knights and providing them with military
training.
Peasants – You are the unfortunate
peasants of Beemonland. You will work
all day in the fields completing
agricultural work and chores around the
manor. However, it is not all bad, when
you pay your vassal you will in return
receive protection via the knights from
invaders and savages.
 Let’s
go to the cafeteria for our activity!
 Discussion – how does feudalism work?
 Finish
PPT slides
 Review