1. THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE (VIII-IX Cent)

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ACTIVITIES:

• Pg. 28: 1,4.

• Pg. 29: 6,7.

Key Vocabulary

POINT 2DEFINITION IN ENGLISH AND TRANSLATE:

• To Settle• To Raid• Inheritance• To Lack of Sth• Subject

THE VIKINGSFrom Scandinavia

Settled in:• British Islands• N. France• S. Italy

Muslim Raidersattacked the

MediterranenCoast

THE MAGYARSFrom Asian Steppe• Founded TheKingdom of Hungry

Monarchs decissions only affected onhis territory

When monarchs died, their kingdomswere often divided as inheritance

Royal armies were small so theydepended on powerful lords

Kings lacked the power to collecttaxes.

This advisors formed the royal council, or curia,

helped the monarh to rule

Kingdoms did not have a permanent

capital city, so monarchs travelled

with the court, composed by family members, Warriors

and advisors

Feudalism was the main political, social and economic system in Europe between the 10-13th centuries

Second wave of invasions

Kings gave thenobles land in return for theirmilitaryassistance

This Noblebecame this way a vassal of the King according to the vassalage ceremony.

ORIGINS

Vassalage ceremony

Consequence: a network of feudal ties betweenthe monarchy and the feudal lords.

NETWORK OF FEUDAL TIES

Activity:•Explain Feudalism fromthe king to the peasants.

•Act. 1 & 3.

THE LAND DISTRIBUTION

DEMESNE

• Castle, farmlandand fields.

• Farmed by serfs

PLOTS OF LAND

• Free peasantswho pay taxesand provideservices

•Feudal Lords had authority and

administered justice.

•Lord owned the mill, the press

and the oven.

•Merchants had to pay a toll

when they crossed land or

bridges

Key VocabularyPOINT 3

DEFINITION IN ENGLISH AND TRANSLATE:

•To led•Vassal•Homage•Fief•Demesne•Plot•Mill•Press•Oven

ACTIVITIES:

• Pg. 33: 1

4.- NOBILITY

PRIVILEGED ESTATES: do not have to paytaxes or do manual labour

Key VocabularyPOINT 4

•Knight•Pages•Squire

4.- NOBILITY

WRITTING ACTIVITY: (250-300 words)

Imagine you are a noble or noblewomen.

Describe in firstperson:

Option A) A day in yourlife

Option B) a short biography of your life

YOU HAVE TO USE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY

The majority of the populationduring the Middle Ages were

peasants. There were two types:

FREE PEASANTS1. Describe his life:

• Land• Taxes• Lord• Extra

SERFS1. Describe the life

of a serf with:• Lord• Land• Extra

**DRAWING ACTIVITY: COPY IN YOUR NOTEBOOK A PEASANT´S HOUSE WITH ITS

PARTS**

Key Vocabulary

POINT 5

•Straw •Matresses•Stable•Chest

Key Vocabulary POINT 5*Activity next slide*

Identify describing how theagricultural work was

• Wheat• Barley• Plough• Sickle• Scythe• Fallow• Hoe

AGRICULTURAL WORK

IMPROVEMENTS OF THE 11th Century

**IDENTIFY THE IMAGES**

THE ROLE OF THE CHURCHKey point in YOUR SUMMARY

• Introduction• Influence in:

• Political: high authority & excommunicate

• Economic: wealthy & tithe

• Cultural: few people

Key VocabularyPOINT 6

• Excommunicate• Tithe• Bishop• Abbot

• DEFINITION OF CRUSADE • MILITARY ORDERS

ACTIVITIES AT THE END

• Pg 40: 1,3• Pg 41: 6,9