vocabulary charlemagne vikings curriculum medieval ss.2.3.hs.21
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Vocabulary
• Charlemagne• Vikings• Curriculum• Medieval
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The Early Middle Ages
After the fall of Rome, Germanic tribes divided Western Europe into
many small kingdoms.
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After the fall of Rome
• Invaders swept across Europe
• Trade slowed to a trickle• Towns emptied out• Learning virtually ceased
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Middle Ages
• From 500 to 1000 A.D. – Europe was a backwards place – Cut off from civilizations of the east, China and
India• New civilization would emerge– Blend of Greco-Roman, Germanic and Christian
traditions• Called ‘medieval’ from the Latin for middle
age
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Geography of Western Europe
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Resources
• Considered frontier land– Sparsely populated– Outskirts of civilization
• Better suited for raising crops• Mineral resources• Transportation for trade– Rivers– Sea
• Mountain streams could turn water wheels
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The Germanic Kingdoms
• Tribes different from the Romans– No cities– No written laws– Governed by unwritten
customs– Elected kings to lead
them
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The Franks
• Strongest kingdom to emerge during Medieval age
• Clovis, king of the Franks, conquered the Roman province of Gaul
• Clovis converted to Christianity– Religion of the people of Gaul
• Gained a powerful ally in the Christian church of Rome
Clovis
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Europe and the Muslim World
• Islam is born in 622 A.D. • Muslims build an empire that stretches to
Spain from the Middle East– Known as the Moors of Spain
• Frankish warriors turned back an Islamic invasion of Gaul (France) in 732 B.C.
• Muslim presence was a source of anxiety– Began a constant source of hostility
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Islamic Empire
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The Age of Charlemagne
• 800 A.D – Charlemagne (Charles the Great) built an empire across France, Germany and part of Italy
• Reigned for 46 years– Conquest reunited much of
the old Roman EmpireCharlemagne
orCharles the Great
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A Christian Emperor
• Pope Leo III asked Charlemagne for help with rebellious nobles
• Frankish troops crushed the rebellion• Pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor
of the Romans– Revived the idea of a united Christian
community• Outraged the Eastern Roman Emperor– Further divided the Christian church
Pope Leo III
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Government
• Created a united Christian Europe– Worked with church to spread Christianity
• Missionaries converted the Saxons and Slavs• Appointed nobles to rule over local regions– Land in exchange for support and soldiers
• Assigned officials called missi dominici, to administer the law
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Revival of Learning
• Charlemagne set up his capital, Aachen as a second Rome– Set out to revive Latin learning in his empire
• He could read but not write!• Curriculum based on Latin learning
• Grammar, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy
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After Charlemagne
• 814 B.C – Charlemagne died and his empire fell apart.
• His legacy:– Extended Christian civilization into northern
Europe– Set up strong efficient government– Furthered the blending of Roman, German and
Christian traditions.
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Homework Questions
• How did the culture of the Germanic tribes differ from that of the Romans?
• How did Clovis increase the power of the Frankish Kingdoms?
• What steps did Charlemagne take to improve government and unify his empire?
• What was the lasting legacy of Charlemagne?