Transcript 7_1 2009 - Huntley Project Schools

Chapter 7.1
Early middle ages
Man these people stink!!!
Western Europe in decline
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Rome collapses
Political, social, and econ. Decline
Cut off from trade
Learning stops
Towns emptied
Called dark ages or middle ages
Germanic, G/R, Christian blend to
make new culture
Rise of Germanic kingdoms
• Franks extend their power
– Western euro divided by tribes into kingdoms
– No written laws, rural, elected kings
– Warriors swore allegiance to king
Rise of Germanic kingdoms
• Frank King Clovis conquered Gaul/France
• Converted to Christianity
• Allied w/ the Pope
– Great power came from this relationship
• Spread Roman ideas
• Makes a nice chicken salad out of chicken
p**p
Rise of Germanic kingdoms
• Muslim empire threatens Europe
– Islam expands its empire
– Church and kings panic
– Battle of tours led by Charles Martel stopped
the Muslim spread
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Charles “The Hammer” Martel
Map of Muslim advances
Age of Charlemagne
• Grandson of Charles Martel
• Charles the Great
• United a large portion of w. Europe
Charlemagne's Territory
Age of Charlemagne
• New Emperor of the Romans
• Pope Leo III asked CTG to protect Rome
• Crowned him Emperor of the Romans
– Created centuries of fights with Church and
Kings
• Eastern Roman Emperor mad
• Divided east and western Rome
Age of Charlemagne
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Creating a unified Christian Empire
Close ties to the church
Spread Christianity across his empire
Local rulers
Missi dominici: watchdogs
on the government and
judges
Age of Charlemagne
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REVIVAL OF LEARNING
CTG read but not write
Local schools
Government needed people
to keep records
• Revive old roman learning
Europe after Charlemagne
• Louis I replaces CTG
• Grandsons split empire w/ treaty of Verdun
• Continue to blend Germanic, Roman and
Christian traditions
• Later leaders follow CTG
Europe after Charlemagne
• New waves of invasions
• Muslims continue and take Sicily and
Sardinia
• Magyars plunder France Italy and
Germany for 50 years finally resettle in
Hungary
Magyar invaders
Europe after Charlemagne
• Raiders from the north
• Vikes from Scandinavia Norway, Sweden,
and Finland
• Sailors
• BAD DUDES!