The Middle ages

Timeline of the foundation of Religion and the Middle Ages Judaism 1500 BCE Islam 570 CE Hinduism 2000 BCE Buddhism 563 BCE 500 CE Middle Ages 1500 CE Christianity 1 CE

Decline of the Roman Empire The Middle Ages: 500 – 1500 The Medieval Period (AKA The Dark Ages) Rise of the Middle Ages Democracy Decline of the Roman Empire Feudalism

European Empire Evolves Roman Empire collapses Smaller kingdoms develop

Vikings Attack Vikings – Germanic people “Norsemen” Worshipped warlike gods

Power of the Church Offers stability, social center Missionaries spread Christianity (Crusades) Cannon Law – the law of the church Excommunication – banishment

The Clergy

Feudalism Based on mutual obligation Provide knights in times of war Fiefs – land grants Military protection Fiefs – land grants service protection Based on mutual obligation

Feudalism Manors Lords provide housing, farmland & protection Serfs tend land & animals 15-30 families heavily taxed

A violent society Noble’s constantly fighting Defend estates Seize new territories Increase wealth Kept Europe fragmented Glorification of warriors

Castles and Keeps

Castles and Keeps

5 major developments of the Late Middle Ages The Hundred Years War Longbow Nationalism Weakened feudal power

3) The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 2) The Papal Schism 3) The Fall of the Byzantine Empire 4) Famines Population increases Towns grow

5) Black Death The Bubonic Plague ACTIVITIES While watching “The Black Death” answer the following: How did the Plague arrive in Europe? How did it spread? What effects did the Plague have on individuals? On Europe as a whole? Read “The End of the World: The Black Death in Europe” and answer questions on the back