Some notes from class today about 15-2 Feudalism (Journey Across Time)
(grandfather) Charles Martel (732 A.D. Tours, France)
(son) Pepin the Short (mayor palace)
(grandson) Charlelemagne “Charles the Great”
“Holy Roman Emperor”
Germanic Tribes(many cause problems for country they come into)
Lombards- invaded Italy
Saxons (from East Germany)-England
Muslims-Stopped Spain
Visigoths-Spain
Ostrogoths-Italy
Angles (from Denmark)-invaded England
Celts-Ireland , Scotland Wales
Decline of Rome-gradually occurs around the time of Roman Empire Ends around AD 467=Unity lost (Med. Sea)
Western Europe divided into many kingdoms because of constant invasions from Germanic tribes
Rome is gone=Europe’s geography plays major role in shaping events.
Europe:
Continent and also large and small peninsulas
Most land within 300 miles of ocean=trade and fish, seas & rivers=safety
English Channel=separate English and Ireland from Europe
Mayor of the palace (nobels )-most important noble
By 700s nobles did the following:
- Give out land settled disputes
- Settled disputes
- Fought their own wars
Charles Martel=most powerful, wanted to unite all Frankish nobles (under his control)
Franks=France (Germanic tribe) AD 400s
King Clovis (Franks) Catholic=Roman Support
Most Franks convert Catholicism-Why? King Clovis wants the support of Catholics
Clovis Death=Divided empire/Kings fight against Kings
Charles Martel=”mayor of the Palace”
Strong leaders get Pope’s support
Pope wants Roman Lands Restored to Christianity Charles Martel Offers Support
Battle of Tours (AD 732) Franks defeat Muslims
Stops Muslims invasion on Europe –Christianity major religion in Europe
Charles Martel dies=Pepin the Short (son) =Pepin the Short (son) becomes Mayor of the palace or King of the Franks
Pepin goes to Italy and fights the Lombards and wins. Pepin protects Pope defeats Lombards in Italy donates lands he conqured to Pope known as the Papal States (Pope Rules As King)
Pepin dies=Charlemagene (son) King
Also aids Pope against Lombards in Italy
Invades East Germany defeats Saxons
Invades East Spain defeats Muslims=Stopped
Charlemagne is “Charles the Great”
- AD 800=C.M. Empire=W. & Central Europe
- Christmas Day (800) Pope crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
- Pleased but concerned /Who’s more powerful?
- Charlemagne’s Empire Capital=Aachen
- Control=Law Courts run by Nobles called counts
- Count watched by “the Lords Messengers”
- Education=religion, Latin , Music, Lit s, Math