1. Clovis (A.D. 466-511) A.D. 500 to 1000 – “Dark Ages”
A.D. 508 – converts to Christianity
Eventually, this leads to widespread conversions of peoples in modern-day France, Belgium, and Germany.

2. Charlemagne (A.D )
Like Clovis, conquers land and encourages spread of Christianity.
A.D. 800 – Charlemagne is crowned “Holy Roman Emperor”

3. Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire (A.D. 800 – 1807)
Holy Roman Empire in 1517, ruled by Charles V at the time of Luther’s “95 Theses”

4. Holy Roman Empire

5. Impact of the Vikings upon Europe
The “Viking Age” – 8th C. – mid-11th C.
- Region of exploration and conquest …
- Perception …
- Impact upon the rest of Europe …

6. The Power of the Catholic Church
A.D to 1500 – “Late Middle Ages”
The Power of the Catholic Church
– 1291, the Folly of the …
- Lower case “c” means …
- Powers of the Pope (Catholic Church)
- Excommunication …
- Interdict …
- Pope Urban II in 1095 calls for …

7. Reconquista A.D. 1000 to 1500 – “Late Middle Ages”
711 – 1492, Spanish & Portuguese rulers took back the Iberian Peninsula through military conquest

8. End of the Middle Ages
[1] 1300’s – 1400’s, the “Black Death” (Bubonic Plague) …
[2] The Hundred Years’ War …

9. “Time Team” - Season 5, Episode 8 - Medieval Village (High Worsall, North Yorkshire) – 25:50 - 47:48
20 years of archeology episodes on TV in England; all episodes are on YouTube!!!
Medieval fishing techniques & baking techniques for salmon …
Nature of archeology …
Seeing what a Manor village looked like …