1. Ms. Turnbull
Day 4

2. Bell work 10/14
How much influence did the Church have on everyday life of the people in the Middle Ages?
Name some examples of how people were affected.

3. Today in history 10/15
1582 The Gregorian (or New World) calendar is adopted in Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal; and the preceding ten days are lost to history.
Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets points, the second- largest percentage drop in the Dow’s history.

4. Yesterday we… Read off of the screen about Japan & Europe’s feudalism
Talked about the hierarchy
Read 2 articles about the Church’s affect on people’s everyday life

5. 2nd hour this is for you (from yesterday)
Open to page 361 in textbook
Look at the two triangles showing the hierarchy of Japan and Europe's feudalism
Complete the triangle on the board as a class
Go over Classroom reminders/updates

6. Today!
Read pages
Think about the following while reading, and we will discuss after.
What are some of the matters covered by canon law?
Why did lay investiture cause a struggle between king and popes?
What was Gelasius’ two-swords theory?
Why was Otto I the most effective ruler of Medieval Germany?
How was the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV resolved?

7. People of the Middle Ages
Matching Game

8. Knight
Nobleman who sought to help recapture the Holy Lands form the Turks were Knight- Crusaders. Crusader comes from the Latin word crux, meaning cross. Crusaders often used the cross as a symbol.

9. Serf
The serf owned nothing. They lived on the lord’s land, grew their own food and worked for the lord of the manor in his fields. They had no freedom and were bound to the land. When necessary they fought the lord’s battles. For all this they received protection

10. Nuns
Religious women who left their homes to live together in order to save their souls were called nuns. The church welcomed all and no doubt many women entered nunneries to escape poverty

11. Noblewomen
The ladies of the castle supervised the upbringing of their children, gave instructions to their servants on the day-to-day running of the castle. The spent some time making medicines form herbs and tending to the poor. If they were able to read, they taught reading to the pages. In their spare time they sewed or worked on tapestries. When the husband was off fighting, a few strong ladies would act as the military commander and a warrior

12. Monks
Men who left the company of ordinary men to live together away from worldly temptations and affairs were called monks. They took vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity. Their first concern was to save their own soul. Many became well educated, and as time went on monasteries became centers of learning

13. Bishops
The Bishops were noblemen of the church. They sometimes ruled over large land holdings and had knights under them. The Church stood for mercy, piety and dignity of all before God. For many of the poor, rising in the ranks of the church was their only chance to become the equal of a noble

14. Kings
The Kings were the rulers of countries. They ruled over the noblemen and all people living within their countries. During the Middle Ages Kings had a divine right to rule. They were given their power from the Pope the head of the Roman Catholic Church

15. Noblemen
The men who owned land and owed service or money (taxes) to the king or other nobles. These noblemen had rights and obligations. In exchange for military protection and other services the nobleman was granted land called a fief

16. Charlemagne
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17. This emperor is known as Charlemagne, or Charles the Great.
Around 800, Western Europe was united when the grandson of Charles Martel built an empire reaching across France, Germany, and part of Italy.
This emperor is known as Charlemagne, or Charles the Great.
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19. Charlemagne was very tall, with a height of 6 feet, four inches.
He loved battle and spent much of his reign engaged in war.
His conquests reunited much of the old Roman Empire.
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20. A Christian Emperor
In 800, Pope Leo III asked Charlemagne for help in fighting the rebellious nobles in Rome.
Frankish armies marched south and crushed the rebellion.
On Christmas Day, the pope showed Charlemagne his gratitude by proclaiming him Emperor of the Romans.
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22. The ceremony was very significant.
A Christian pope had crowned a German king successor to the Roman emperors.
This action served as the foundation for more power struggles between future Roman Catholic popes and German emperors.
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23. The pope’s action angered the emperor of the Eastern Roman empire in Constantinople.
The eastern emperor felt that he was the only Roman ruler, and would not acknowledge the Frankish king.
This conflict served to widen the split between the eastern and western Christian worlds.
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24. Government
Charlemagne tried to control his many lands and create a unified Christian Europe.
Working closely with the Church, he helped to spread Christianity to the people in conquered lands of the outlying areas of his empire.
Missionaries converted many Saxons and Slavs.
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25. He gave them land so they would continue to support him.
Like other Germanic kings, Charlemagne appointed powerful nobles to rule local regions.
He gave them land so they would continue to support him.
He sent out officials called missi dominici to check on roads, listen to grievances, and see that justice was done.
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27. Revival of Learning:
Charlemagne wanted to make his court at Aachen a “second Rome”.
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28. Revival of Learning:
He set out to revive the use of Latin in his empire.
Education had declined so much that even educated clergy were sadly ignorant.
Charlemagne could read, but could not write.
Still, he knew his officials needed to keep accurate records and write clear reports.
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29. Charlemagne founded a school at Aachen directed by Alcuin, a respected scholar.
Alcuin hired scholars to copy ancient manuscripts, including the Bible and Latin works of history and science.
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31. After Charlemagne died in 814, his empire soon fell apart.
Charlemagne’s sons were unable to preserve his empire after his death.
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32. Many Groups attacked Charlemagne’s Empire. Muslims from North Africa
Magyar barbarians from central Asia
Vikings from the north
Charlemagne’s Empire was weakened and finally fell.
For almost 200 years, from about , Viking raiders terrorized the coastal and river areas of Europe.
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33. Watch video on William the Conqueror
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34. I am Poem Charlemagne, Charles the Great
I am Charlemagne, Charles the Great
I wonder who is loyal to me
I hear people shouting my name
I see a great empire across Europe
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35. I am Charlemagne, Charles the Great
I pretend I am as powerful as the Pope
I feel excited while in battle
I touch the people through missi dominici
I worry that Latin will be lost
I cry when my sons lose my Empire
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36. I am Charlemagne, Charles the Great
I understand that education is important
I say that Aachen should be a second Rome
I dream of creating a unified Christian Europe
I try to keep ancient manuscripts alive
I hope many people remember my legacy
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37. Now you and your partner will create an “I am” poem for William the Conqueror. Use the format to the right.
I am Poem
William the Conqueror
I am
I wonder
I hear
I see
I pretend
I feel
I touch
I worry
I cry
I understand
I say
I dream
I try
I hope
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