1. The Middle Ages From the Roman Empire to 1500

2. The Early Middle Ages From 500 - 1000

3. Europe in Early Middle Ages 768 A.D

4. Christian Church Middle Ages begins after fall of Roman Empire Much disorder in Europe Church became stronger and spread through Europe Church led by the Pope (father)

5. Role of the Christian Church Organized territories Governing law Settled disputes Gained great wealth and land Determined Latin as written language Some Christians became hermits and joined together to form monastaries

6. Monastaries Monks –Committed to God –Prayed 5 hours a day –Committed to simple living –Centre of learning –Copied books by hand

7. Monastary Church Refectory (dining hall) Dormitory Library Scriptorium Infirmary Guest House

8. Feudal System System of owning land Land owned by lords and worked by serfs Serfs had to pay rent and taxes to the lord. Life was short and few lived past the age of 40.

9. Manor Life

10. The Manor A world within itself. Included several villages and many acres of farmland. Things that were needed were grown or made on the manor. This meant that money was not needed to buy goods. It also meant that most people seldom left the manor during their entire lives.

11. Knights Sons of lords Page: Age seven. left home to live an train in a knight's household. There he learned to behave with courtesy and handle small weapons. Squire: ages of 15 to 20. The squire was blessed by a priest and given a sword and a belt. The young noble began to ride into battle alongside the knight.

12. Knight: Becoming a knight marked "graduation." In a special ceremony he knelt before the king who dubbed him a knight by tapping him with a sword three times.

13. Problems with Manor Life Infertile Soil Crude farming tools Shortage of Food Famine Epidemics Decrease in population

14. Islam in the Arab States Religion founded by prophet Muhammed from Mecca in early 600 AD Means submission to God Followers are Muslims Faith spread quickly in Arab States Wanted to conquer surrounding territories to spread religion

15. What did this cause? Tension between the two cultures

16. The Crusades 1095 - 1200 Islam and Christian engage in holy warfare

17. Eight Crusades First Crusade in 1095 captures Jerusalem Led by knights Later crusades failed Many commoners joined the later crusades

18. Effects of the Crusades Trade stimulated Soldiers returned to Europe with rare goods, spices and silk fabrics New clothing styles emerged New technologies brought back to Europe from more advanced Muslim civilization However, great hostility between Christians and Islams remained

19. The Late Middle Ages From 1000 - 1400

20. Countries in the Middles Ages

21. Positive Changes The Growth of Towns Nobles began to spend less time in battle and more time on the manors. Nobles increased their farmlands and crop surpluses occurred. Towns developed to provide a marketplace for the surpluses. The marketplaces flourished with European traders exchanging goods like grains, wool cloth, and wine for spices and silk from Asia and Africa.

22. Lifestyle

23. Church Remained powerful 500 cathedrals built in Europe Gothic Style architecture Gargoyles Religion was the focus of everyday life

24. Gothic Style

25. However

26. The Black Death 1347 - 1350 Caused by a rat flea brought from the orient back to Europe through tradesmen High fever and black spots 1/3 of Europe’s population died within three years

27. Path of the Plague

28. Effect on Europe

29. The Black Plague

30. Post Plague and Crusades Population needed to increase Increased trade Rise of social classes Looking to the future……. And rebirth……