1. Review Video: Dark Ages Ch 2 Beginning of “Dark Ages”
Medieval Middle Ages
476 AD Rome Falls
Review Video: Dark Ages Ch 2
Beginning of “Dark Ages”

2. Medieval Middle Ages
Life was hard
People were Illiterate

3. Medieval Middle Ages Christianity was desired
After life was looked forward to…had to be better.

4. Germanic Tribal Culture
Germanic Law was personal
Feuds often erupted between families (tribes)

5. Jesus was the New Emperor
Christian Monasteries
Education
Medical care
Leaches for “bleeding”
“blood letting”

6. European Culture Greco – Roman background Christianity (Roman Empire)
Germanic Cultures

8. King Clovis FRANKS Reigned 481–509 First Frankish King
(Chlodovech)
Reigned 481–509
First Frankish King
Converted to Christianity (Political move)

9. Charles Martel FRANKS Reign 718–741 Defeated the Muslims at
Battle of Tours

10. FRANKS
CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great

11. CHARLEMAGNE FRANKS – Charles the Great Pope Leo II Charlemagne Wins
asked for help vs Raiders/Rebels in Rome
Charlemagne Wins
Note: never lost in 50 years

12. Crowned
Holy Roman Emperor
Christmas Day – 800 AD

13. Holy Roman Emperor Who had ultimate Authority? Crowned
Christmas Day – 800 AD
Who had ultimate Authority?
The Pope (the Church) or the Emperor (state)
Set the stage for the next years

14. CHARLEMAGNE Carolingian Renaissance
FRANKS
CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
Carolingian Renaissance
Curious, Intelligent, Strong Warrior, Devout Christian

15. CHARLEMAGNE Carolingian Renaissance
FRANKS
CHARLEMAGNE
– Charles the Great
Carolingian Renaissance
Curious, Intelligent, Strong Warrior, Devout Christian
Illiterate, but strongly supported learning

16. Watch video: Dark Ages Ch 3 Ch 4 Clovis
Ch 8 Holy War (Battle of Tours)

17. FEUDALISM Economic System Political system

18. VIKING ERA Viking strategy of terror Efficient Viking boats
Ruthless Killers
6 year old playing ball
Laughed at the thought of killing children
Last name: Skull-splitter

19. Need for Feudalism Invaders posed a threat – No Government Vikings
Muslims
Other Nobles

20. Need for Feudalism Invaders posed a threat – No Government
Vikings
Muslims
Other Nobles
Nobles (Aristrocrats) became protection – Feudalism

22. Serf

23. Freemen

24. KNIGHTS
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
THUGS AND WARRIORS LEFTOVER FROM VIKING WARS

25. Almost all Nobles were knights
Training began at age 7 - Page

26. KNIGHTS Chivalry A way of life for the nobles How to treat women
How to treat each other

27. MANOR SYSTEM
Economic foundation of Feudal Society

28. MANOR SYSTEM
Economic foundation of Feudal Society

29. Center of manorial life was the Village life was also very communal
MANOR SYSTEM
Center of manorial life was the
village church
Village life was also very communal

30. Believed it might make them sick Harmful Bacteria was everywhere
Medieval Life
People rarely bathed -
Believed it might make them sick
Harmful Bacteria was everywhere
There are stories of how people didn’t bathe in the Middle Ages – for example, St Fintan of Clonenagh was said to take a bath only once a year, just before Easter, for twenty-four years. Meanwhile, the Anglo-Saxons were believed that the Vikings were overly concerned with cleanliness since they took a bath once a week.  On the other hand, we can also see many literary references and works of art depicting people taking baths, and noting that it was part of daily activity. 30