1. STUDENT NOTES FOR CH. 8- part 1
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2. A History of Western Society
CHAPTER 8
Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 600–1000

4. Ka’ba -sacred black stone/meteorite -a holy place
-no violence within 30 miles

6. Hajj

7. Mecca-profitable but needed new spiritual revitalization

8. Muhammad -successful caravan manager -fair -trustworthy -efficient
-leader
-good looking
-piercing eyes

10. Muhammad’s teachings -over 10,000 followers
-Islam = “submission to God”
- Arabian Peninsula converted

11. Teachings of Muhammad Allah all-powerful Jihad Day of Judgment
Other teachings
Five Pillars of Islam= Profession of faith, prayer five times a day, fasting during holy month of Ramadan, alms to the poor, and pilgrimage to Mecca.
Death of Muhammad in 632

12. Frankish Rulers and Their Territories
The Merovingians
1. Violence
2. Sources of Income
3. Opportunities for Women
The Rise of the Carolingians
1. Political Positioning
2. Alliance with the Church

13. Charlemagne Characteristics What type of ruler? Conquests?
What do to those
that he conquered?

14. The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne (Christmas Day, 800) 1
The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne (Christmas Day, 800) 1. The Unusual Coronation 2. Response to the Coronation 3. Consequences

15. Invasions and Migrations
-Charlemagne- Louis the Pious-
3 sons-
Treaty of Verdun- Charles the Bald, Lothar, and Louis = fractured Europe politically- led to attacks….
-3 main groups began attacks on Europe –
Vikings, Muslims and Magyars

16. Vikings in Western Europe
1. Origins
2. Viking Attacks
3. Conquests