1. DARK AGES After the fall of Rome, Western Europe _______. struggled
There was little peace, safety,
order
People focused on one thing:
struggled
Learning.
and
________,
_____________
Italy and Europe were thrown into a period of chaos
SURVIVAL
_________________

2. DARK AGES
Not completely Dark though
At times Europe experienced
times of revival.
These periods, however, were
short-lived

3. The church gained power and provided a ray of light
DARK AGES
After the Fall of Rome,
The church gained power and provided a ray of light
Monks continued to read, write and record events
And occasionally,
provide schooling for some

4. The Church 17-2 Great Britain The church/ Pope also
sent missionaries into the
northern kingdoms
One of the first areas the pope sent missionaries was
Great Britain

5. Britain Southern Great Britain became known as England.
Early 400s the pope
sent missionaries to Great Britain.
An island off the northern coast of France.
Southern Great Britain became known as
England.

7. Britain How did Southern Britain become known as England?
So many Angles, a Germanic Tribe, settled in Southern Britain that people called it Angle-land or later
England
During the 5th century, the Angles, Saxons, and
Jutes began to migrate to Britain and Scandinavia;
They were known as Anglo-Saxons

9. Great Britain includes the Nations of:
•England
•Wales
•Scotland
The United Kingdom includes
the Nations on Great Britain, and
Northern Ireland.

10. England Read pgs. 292-296 old text book; 18-2 Identify the following:
1. Bede
2. Beowulf
3. Grindel
4. Alfred the Great
5. Danelaw
6. Sheriff
7. King’s Peace
8. Witenagemot
9. Witan

11. England educated monk who wrote first history of the English, and
1. Bede - early 700s AD
educated monk who wrote first history of the English,
and
Began using a new dating system based on the birth of Jesus.

12. England
2. Beowulf
The oldest epic poem written in English circa 7th century A.D., tells how Beowulf travelled from town to town during the 6th century A.D. fighting evil people and monsters.

13. England 3. Grindel The most horrific monster of the ages;
defeated by Beowulf

14. Britain 4. Alfred the Great One of England’s most liked Kings.
In 835 A.D. he united Britain and defended it against attacks by the Vikings/Danes.
At first the Danes/Vikings win, but the following year Alfred won but did not drive out the Danes
Alfred paid Danes money not to attack England

15. Britain
5. Danelaw
Danes, remained in northeast England, because Alfred was not strong enough
to drive them out of England.
The Danes and Alfred signed a treaty-
Danes would not invade other areas if given northeast England
The area occupied and ruled by the Danes became known as Danelaw
(lasted until mid 900s)

16. Britain
6. Sheriff
King established local governments divided into districts called Shires run by Sheriffs who reported to the king.
7. King’s Peace
King travelled and visited the different Shires. Wherever he was the area was under King’s Peace or Royal Protection and Royal laws applied over local laws. Soon, royal laws applied throughout whether king was there or not. Helped unite England.

17. Britain Group of nobles and church officials who advised king.
8. Witenagemot
Group of nobles and church officials who advised king.
9. Witan
Each member of the Witenagemot was known as a Witan.