Monday, April 2, 2012

Agenda►Bell Assignment►Map of Europe (800 A.D.)►Complete Ch. 8 Sections 1, 2, and 3

Vocabulary►Discuss Notes: Ch. 8 Section 1►Complete Readings: Charlemagne and

Feudalism

Focus Questions

►What are the Dark Ages?

►What are three achievements of Charlemagne?

►What is feudalism?

Bell Assignment

►“Where is the senate? Where are the people? The bones are all dissolved, the flesh is consumed…The whole mass is boiled away.” – Pope Gregory the Great

►What do you think Pope Gregory the Great is talking about?

The Dark Ages and Early Middle Ages

Chapter 8 Section 1

Decline of the Roman Empire

After the Decline of Rome. . . ► The decline of the Roman Empire left Western

Europe in a state of chaos: German tribes continued to invade and conquer

areas of Western Europe

Western Europe is left without a stable government and there is no leader.

Poor farmers were left unprotected and at the mercy of violence

People of Western Europe were left with a weak economy and went back to using a barter economy

Dark Ages

►The term Dark Ages refers to the lack of information from the time period (500 A.D. – 800 A.D.).

►Many scholars relate the lack of information to a light of Europe going out.

Middle Ages

►Early Middle Ages – 800 A.D. – 1000 A.D.

►High Middle Ages – 1100 A.D. – 1250 A.D.

►Later Middle Ages – 1250 A.D. – 1450 A.D.

Rise of the Franks

►At the end of the Roman Empire, many of the foreign invaders created their own kingdoms.

►The Franks settled in the region, known as Gaul. Overtime, they created the strongest kingdom in Western Europe.

Tell me what you see?

Charlemagne Activity

►Read the article about Charlemagne and answer the questions. Please answer all questions in a complete sentence.

Charlemagne

►Charlemagne was the greatest emperor of the Franks.

►Accomplishments of Charlemagne: Becoming the 1st emperor of Western Europe,

since Rome►This set the stage for future battles between the

government leaders and the Pope. Spreading Christianity throughout Western

Europe Encouraging learning and culture in Western

Europe

Government

►Because of the need of protection (due to invasions by Muslims, Vikings, and Magyars) a new political and social order emerged known as feudalism.

► Feudalism is a loosely organized system of rule, in which kings or powerful lords divided their land among lesser lords. In exchange the lesser lords, vassals, pledged their service and loyalty

Feudalism as a Social Order

Feudalism Activity

►Read through the information about feudalism. As you read complete the chart about the different levels of society.

►Please give a good description about each social group.

Economy

► Lords owned large estates known as manors.

►Peasants who lived on the manor farmed the land in exchange for protection.

►The manor was the center of life for everyone. There was no need to leave the manor. Therefore, a barter economy was used on manors, in order for people to get what they needed.

Knighthood

►Many nobles trained from boyhood to become knights.

►Steps to becoming a knight:►Age of 7 – young boy is sent away to learn

how to ride and fight.►Age of 16 –young boy becomes a squire to

get field experience.►Age of 20 – dubbed as a knight.

Quick Quiz

►1. Who is Charlemagne? What were two of his accomplishments/main goals?

►2. What is feudalism?

►3. In your own words, describe what life was like during the Early Middle Ages? (6 -8 sentences)