the european middle ages. the early middle ages: germanic kingdoms unite under charlemagne

The European The European Middle AgesMiddle Ages

The Early Middle The Early Middle Ages:Ages:Germanic Germanic Kingdoms Kingdoms Unite Unite under under Charlemagne Charlemagne

What Happened to What Happened to Rome??Rome??

•By the end of the 5By the end of the 5thth century, century, Germanic Germanic invaders invaders had destroyed had destroyed the Roman the Roman Empire… Empire…


•The Impact of InvasionThe Impact of Invasion::•Disruption of Disruption of TradeTrade•Downfall of CitiesDownfall of Cities•Population ShiftsPopulation Shifts•Decline of Decline of LearningLearning•Loss of Loss of Common LanguageCommon Language


•BUT, there was one BUT, there was one institution that survived institution that survived the fall of Rome…the fall of Rome…

The CHURCH!!The CHURCH!!

Germanic Kingdoms Germanic Kingdoms EmergeEmerge


•Between AD 400 & 600 Between AD 400 & 600 small small Germanic KingdomsGermanic Kingdoms replaced replaced large Roman provinceslarge Roman provinces

•What impact did these small What impact did these small kingdoms have on kingdoms have on government?government?


•In In GAULGAUL, a Germanic , a Germanic people called the people called the FRANKS FRANKS held power held power

•Influential Frankish Influential Frankish Ruler Ruler::

•ClovisClovis


•CLOVIS:CLOVIS:•Converted to Converted to Christianity Christianity •Gained support Gained support of the of the Church in RomeChurch in Rome

•United Franks into one United Franks into one kingdomkingdom

Europe & the Europe & the Muslim WorldMuslim World


•622: The development of 622: The development of Islam…Islam…

•The Muslims built The Muslims built a a huge empire huge empire & & began to began to overrun overrun Christian landsChristian lands


•Battle of Tours (732)Battle of Tours (732)::•Frankish ruler, Frankish ruler, Charles Charles Martel Martel defeated a defeated a Muslim Muslim raiding raiding party party from Spainfrom Spain


•Important Important victory for victory for European European ChristiansChristians

•Made Charles Made Charles Martel a Martel a Christian heroChristian hero

The Family The Family TreeTree•Charles MartelCharles Martel

•Martel’s SONMartel’s SON::•Pepin the ShortPepin the Short•Pepin’s SONPepin’s SON::•CHARLEMAGNECHARLEMAGNE (Charles the Great (Charles the Great))

CharlemagCharlemagnene

•Empire included:Empire included:•2/3 of Italy2/3 of Italy•All of present All of present day day FranceFrance

•Small part of Small part of SpainSpain•All of German SaxonyAll of German Saxony

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s EmpireEmpire

Charlemagne, the Charlemagne, the Hero?Hero?

•Spread Christianity Spread Christianity through through his his conquestconquest of other landsof other lands

•AD 800 – AD 800 – Pope Leo III Pope Leo III called called Charlemagne to Charlemagne to Rome Rome in in order to crush an unruly order to crush an unruly mobmob

•SUCCESS!!!SUCCESS!!!


•In In gratitudegratitude, the Pope , the Pope crowned Charlemagne & crowned Charlemagne & called him the called him the “Roman “Roman Emperor”Emperor”


•Significance?Significance?•A Christian Pope crowned a A Christian Pope crowned a German king as the German king as the successor successor to the Roman Emperorsto the Roman Emperors

•LegitimizedLegitimized Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s rule over the rule over the former Roman former Roman EmpireEmpire


•Revived the ideal of a Revived the ideal of a UNITED UNITED CHRISTIAN COMMUNITYCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

•Also paved the way for Also paved the way for future future power strugglespower struggles between between Roman Catholic Popes and Roman Catholic Popes and German EmperorsGerman Emperors

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s AccomplishmentsAccomplishments•Government:Government:•Appointed nobles Appointed nobles to rule over local to rule over local regionsregions

•STRONG, EFFICIENT STRONG, EFFICIENT & ORDERLY!& ORDERLY!

•Learning:Learning:•Wanted to make Wanted to make a a “second Rome” “second Rome” in Aachenin Aachen

•Revived Revived LatinLatin learning learning (Greek & Roman)(Greek & Roman)

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s AccomplishmentsAccomplishments•Curriculum included Curriculum included grammar, grammar, rhetoric, logic, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, arithmetic, geometrygeometry, music , music & astronomy& astronomy

•Became the Became the EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MODELMODEL for Medieval Europe for Medieval Europe

•A year before A year before his death, his death, Charlemagne Charlemagne crowned crowned his his only surviving son, only surviving son, Louis Louis the Piousthe Pious, as emperor, as emperor

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s HeirsHeirs

•Louis was an Louis was an INEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVE leader, leader, but had 3 sons: but had 3 sons:

•LothairLothair, Charles the Bald & , Charles the Bald & Louis the GermanLouis the German

•Fought for control of the Fought for control of the empire…empire…



•Civil War ended in Civil War ended in 843 with the 843 with the TREATY TREATY OF VERDUNOF VERDUN

•Divided Divided Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s Empire into Empire into 3 3 KingdomsKingdoms

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s LegacyLegacy

• Despite the Despite the breakdown of breakdown of the empirethe empire, Charlemagne , Charlemagne left a lasting left a lasting legacylegacy……

1.1.Extended Extended Christian Christian civilization into N. Europecivilization into N. Europe

Charlemagne’s Charlemagne’s LegacyLegacy

2.2.Further blended Further blended Greek, Greek, Roman Roman & Christian traditions& Christian traditions

3.3.Educational modelEducational model4.4.Strong, efficient gov’t Strong, efficient gov’t – –

example for later medieval example for later medieval rulersrulers

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