1. The High Middle Ages: Secular Civilization
Section: 1.3

2. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-
622 AD-
732 AD-
793 AD-
800 AD-
1095 AD-
1200s-

3. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD- Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-
732 AD-
793 AD-
800 AD-
1095 AD-
1200s-

4. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD- Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD- Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD-
793 AD-
800 AD-
1095 AD-
1200s-

5. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD- Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
793 AD-
800 AD-
1095 AD-
1200s-

6. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD-Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
793 AD-First Viking attack on “Roman” Europe
800 AD-
1095 AD-
1200s-

7. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD-Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
793 AD-First Viking attack on “Roman” Europe
800 AD-Rise of Charlemagne
1095 AD-
1200s-

8. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD-Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
793 AD-First Viking attack on “Roman” Europe
800 AD-Rise of Charlemagne
1095 AD-First Crusade
1200s-

9. Quick Review of the Middle Ages
476 AD-Fall of Rome (official)
622 AD-Hegira (from Mecca to Medina)
732 AD-Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
793 AD-First Viking attack on “Roman” Europe
800 AD-Rise of Charlemagne
1095 AD-First Crusade
1200s-High point of Medieval culture: cathedrals, universities, etc.

10. So what characterizes ‘Medieval’?

11. What words do we associate with Medieval?

12. Medieval government structured
Feudalism- local government of mutual back scratching
Devoid of a sovereign central authority
Does feudalism exist today
In some form?

13. Medieval economic system
Manorial System-
local, self sufficient economic system
Largely agrarian
Indicative of Medieval economy

14. What do we mean by Modern?

15. What do we mean by the term “modern?”

16. In the 11th Century Europe began to change.

17. What caused this change?
Agricultural Revolution
Horse-shoe, horse-collar
Heavy Plough
Three-Field System
Why does this matter?

19. What impact did the new methods of agriculture and government have on trade, population?

20. Agricultural Revolution
Produces more food

21. Which results in population
growth

22. Which results in the growth of
Towns and cities

23. Which results in a demand for
Trade goods

24. Which leads to growth in trade with Other towns and regions and the
Exchange of ideas

25. Which leads people to question medieval institutions
And to the begin to create Modern Europe!