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1 European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750 - 1000
Chapter 8 European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages,

2 The World of the Carolingians
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire (768 – 814) Pepin (751 – 768) / Deposed Last Merovingian Charlemagne Expansion of the Carolingian Empire Army Gathered Each Spring for Campaign Carolingians Crush the Lombards in Italy (773) Disastrous Campaign in Spain (777) Campaigns against the Saxons Bavarians, Slavs and Avars

3 The Carolingian Empire

4 Governing Charlemagne’s Empire
Governing the Empire Income from Royal Estates Counts as administrators Missi Dominici System very inefficient Help from the Church Charlemagne as Emperor Pope Leo III (795 – 816) Charlemagne crowned emperor in 800

5 The Carolingian Intellectual Revival
Carolingian Renaissance Scriptoria Carolingian Miniscule

6 Life in the Carolingian World
The Church, Marriage and Sexuality Monogamy Divorce Prohibited The Nuclear Family Christianity and Sexuality Celibacy Sexual Activity permitted only within marriage Homosexuality Diet and Health Bread as the basic staple Pork, Wild Game, Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables Gluttony and Drunkenness Medical Practices Herbs and Bleeding Magic

7 Disintegration of the Carolingian Empire
Louis the Pious (814 – 840) Treaty of Verdun (843) Charles the Bald (843 – 877): Western Section Louis the German (843 – 876): Eastern Section Lothair (840 – 855): Middle Section Emergence of two different cultures Conflicts between the three sons of Louis the Pious

8 Invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
Muslims and Magyars Muslims attack in Mediterranean Magyars settled in modern day Hungary The Vikings Germanic People from Scandinavia Warriors and Shipbuilders Russia Ireland, England and France Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland

9 Invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
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10 Castle at Les Baux Constructed as a Refuge from Saracen raids Eight Century – Provence, France

11 Replica of a Viking house in Denmark

12 The Emerging World of Lords and Vassals
Feudalism Lords and Vassals Larger Horses and Stirrup Exchange of land (fief) for service Act of Homage Fragmented authority in the ninth century Subinfeudation Responsibilities between Lords and Vassals

13 The Manorial System The Manor Peasants and Serfs
60% of European population had become serfs by ninth century Working the demesne (lord’s land) and paying rents Lord’s legal rights over the serfs

14 A Typical Manor

15 The Zenith of Byzantine Civilization
Michael III (842 – 867) Foreign attacks continue Differences with the West The Macedonian Dynasty (867 – 1081) Increased Prosperity Conversion of the Prince of Kiev, Russia Military Offensive in the tenth century Basil II (976 – 1025)

16 The Slavic Peoples of Central and Eastern Europe
Conversion to Christianity by German Missionaries Poland Hungary Conversion to Christianity by Byzantines Moravia Bulgars Eastern Slavs Encounters with Vikings The “Rus” Kiev Vladimir (c. 980 – 1015)

17 The Migrations of the Slavs
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18 The World of Islam The Umayyad Dynasty The Abbasid Dynasty
Abu al-Abbas puts an end to the Umayyads (750) The Abbasid Dynasty New Capital in Baghdad Harun al-Rashed (786 – 809) Al-Ma’mun (813 – 833) Spain and the Continuation of the Umayyads Abd al-Rahman (756) Fatimid Egypt (973)

19 Islamic Civilization Arabic as an international language Cities
Baghdad Cairo Cordova – Population of 100,000 Science and Philosophy Paper and Books Mathematics and Natural Sciences Chemistry and Medicine Ibn Sina (980 – 1037) Medical Encyclopedia

20 Discussion Questions How was Charlemagne able to unite and govern his large empire? What role did the Church play on family and everyday life in the Carolingian world? Why were the invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries so damaging to Europe? What is the relationship between feudalism and manorialism? What liberties did peasants give up in exchange for land and protection from their lords? What impact did the Byzantine world have on the Slavic people of Central and Eastern Europe and vice versa? What were the factors that contributed to the flourishing of Islamic Civilization under the the Abbasids?

21 Web Links NetSerf – The Internet Collection of Medieval Resources
Internet Medieval Sourcebook – The Carolingians Wharram Percy: A Lost Medieval Village Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga Byzantine Studies on the Internet Baghdad: Metropolis of the Abbasid Caliphate

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