Mr. Ermer World History Miami Beach Senior High Europe After Rome Mr. Ermer World History Miami Beach Senior High
Europe After the Fall of Rome:
Germanic Society Romans & Germans intermarry, cultures mix Family=most important institution German idea of family affects law: Roman Law: crimes like murder are crimes against state and society, criminal taken to trial, convicted or acquitted Germanic Law: Crime is personal, crime of one against another leads to personal/violent revenge Wergild: fines paid by offender to family of injured or killed person Ordeal: Belief that divine intervention would not allow innocent people to be harmed
Germanic Justice
The Germanic Kingdoms AD 500, Germanic kingdoms replace Romans Many states ruled by Germanic kings pop up Ostrogoths (Italy) and Visigoths (Spain) retain Roman government structure Romans not allowed to hold government office Roman culture weak in Britain, replaced by Anglo-Saxons Many Germanic states replaced by others Longest lasting Germanic state= Franks (France)
The Kingdom of the Franks Established by Clovis, warrior and first Germanic king to convert to Christianity Clovis’ faith in Christianity won him support of Roman Catholic Church (Western Christianity) Church happy to have king as “friend” Frankish kingdom occupies what is today’s France and western Germany Kingdom divided by Clovis’ sons, after death
The Franks
Charlemagne & the Carolingians 600-700: Frankish kings lose powers to mayors of the palace, who ran government/castle Pepin, son of Charles Martel (who defeated Muslims in Spain) rises to king, dies 768 Pepin’s son Charles the Great (Charlemagne) becomes king of the Franks (764-814) establishes Carolingian Empire Counts acted for king across empire, Missi dominici (king’s messengers) keep counts in check
Emperor Charlemagne Charlemagne= most powerful Christian king Crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by pope Symbolizes joining of Christian, Roman & German cultures and societies Needing educated government and clergy, education important, esp. in monasteries Monks work in scriptoria, copying classic works of literature
Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Great
The Man Conqueror Patron of Learning Administrator Conqueror Patron of Learning Athletic, well-spoken, charismatic Delegator Aggressive Warrior Revived classical study Married four times Retained local customs Strong Frankish army Preserved Latin culture Spoke Latin, understood Greek, could not write Divided kingdom into districts Expanded & consolidated Frankish rule Established monastic & palace schools Left empire to this only son Used missi dominici to inspect and report on provinces
Chapter 2, Lesson 4 Review: On Page 37, write and answer questions 1-5