1. “The One about Feudalism”
Mrs. Robinson
World History
iMater
“The One about Feudalism”

2. Germanic Tribes
Byzantine Empire

4. Schism and Religious Rivalry

6. Germanic Tribes
pg.285
Tribes like the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, and Franks started new kingdoms in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
These tribes kept the Roman structure of government, and merged their cultures.
Tribes like the Anglo-Saxons took Britain, and the Franks took France.
Most tribes took over an area and would exclude Roman culture, and their power.

7. THE FRANKS pg.286 The Franks became the longest lasting tribe.
The kingdom was started by Clovis, who later became the first Christian Germanic ruler.
His conversion gained him the help of the Roman Catholic Church.
What kind of power would this give a ruler? Why would the Catholic church want an alliance with a Germanic ruler?

8. Germans and Romans
Intermarry

9. KING CHARLEMAGNE
The new king of the Frankish kingdom in 768 AD created an empire that covered most of western Europe.
Why did his kingdom prosper?  PG.289
Charlemagne had missi dominici, who served as his representatives in all the districts.

10. CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
Charlemagne was later crowned Roman Emperor  300 years after the collapse of Western Rome. WHY??
The Carolingian Empire started a revival of learning and culture.

11. What 3 things did Charlemagne bring together when he became Emperor?

12. THE VIKINGS ARE COMING!

13. WHO ARE THE VIKINGS? Scandinavian adventurers and barbarians.
They searched for spoils of war and adventure  invaded many areas of Europe.
Sacked villages and towns, destroyed churches, and defeated small armies.

14. VIKING DRAGON SHIPS
These allowed them to sail up European rivers, and attack places inland.

15. Feudalism Begins VASSAL:
A new political and social system that exchanged work for protection
VASSAL:
Men who fought for their lords. The lords/nobles would then take care of their warriors.

16. pg.296- Chart Skills

17. The Roman catholic church
By the end of the fourth century (300’s) the Roman Catholic Church became the supreme religion in Europe.
How much power could they claim to have, if they say they’re sent from God?

18. Members of the Catholic Church
Monks, missionaries, nuns, and abbesses.
What were the importance's of monasteries, and monasticism?

20. THE NORMANS COME TO ENGLAND
Normans took over England in 1066  took the power away from the Anglo-Saxon tribe.
William of Normandy became the king of England after the Battle of Hastings.
They mixed Norman and Anglo-Saxon cultures.

21. “William the Conqueror”

22. “The One About Medieval Society”
Mrs. Robinson
World History
iMater Academy
“The One About Medieval Society”

23. FARMING BECOMES IMPORTANT
Land became more available, and more people were able to farm.
Food productions went up, as well as population.
Population Pressure: cleared forests, drained swamps, increased agriculture land.  meat, dairy, vegetables, legumes without displacing grains.

24. THE NEW CITIES
The revival of trade in Europe began a period of city growth.
With trade, people could leave small villages and form large cities.
Old Roman cities began to be settled again by merchants, and craftspeople.
New cities began to have their own forms of government and laws.

25. GUILDS

26. DAILY LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL CITY
Towns were surrounded by walls, that made them cramped and overcrowded.
Cities were dirty, smelled of animal and human waste, and had air pollution.
The water was also polluted from butchers and tanners.
There were also the dangers of fire and sickness.

27. First Universities
pg.329
The first universities in the world will appear during the Middle Ages.
They will give Bachelors and Masters degrees to students.
The number 1 degree was in Theology.
Universities provided  teachers, , lawyers, and medical doctors.

28. Universities and Aristotle?

29. THE FIRST CRUSADES

30. Later CRUSADES

31. Consequences of the Crusades

32. THE BLACK DEATH

33. SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE
The most common form of the Black Death was the Bubonic plague, which was spread by rats and fleas on ships.
The path of the Black Death usually followed trade routes.

34. THE BLACK DEATH DESTROYS
Out of a total population of 75 million, 38 million died of the plague.
(Half the European population)
The economy declined trade declined, shortage of workers,
falling prices of food.

35. JEWS ARE TO BLAME
Anti-Semitism grew, as people blamed Jews for the plague.
Jews were accused of poisoning the wells in towns, and causing the plague to spread.
The people thought the plague was a punishment from God, or the devil.