Early Middle Ages
500 to 1000 A.D.
Germanic Kingdoms
w Between 400 and 700 A.D., the ______ tribes carved up
______Europe into small ______.
The ______ were the strongest and most successful
of the Germanic kingdoms. Frankish ______used ______power
to expand their ______
• became king of the ______.
Conquered the former Roman province of ______
He converted to ______and gained a powerful ______, the
Roman ______ Church.
• The Roman ______in ______after ______
authority ______.
• The ______became the ______force in ______ Europe.
During the Middle Ages, the ______ the Holy Roman
______.
______carried ______and ______ to the
______ tribes
.
• ______, Charles the Great, built a short-lived empire reaching across ______, ______, and a part of
______.
• Crushing rebellious ______ nobles, ______Leo III crowned
______as Holy Roman ______ in 800 A.D.
• His military conquests helped to spread ______ and the blending of
______, ______, and ______ traditions
throughout ______ Europe.
As a brilliant leader he was concerned with
______ and set up a palace school in ______ with
emphasis based on ______ learning.
• Upon his death, Charlemagne’s Empire was ______ much like
______ the Great’s Empire.
New Invasions in ______ Europe
______ by the Vikings, Magyars, Angles, and Saxons
______the social, ______, and ______
order of ______.
Areas of Settlement: VIKINGS
• Were expert ______and ferocious ______ that originated
in ______ and looted and burned communities from Ireland to
______.
• ______countries include:
• ______
• Finland
• ______
• ______
Magyars
• They were nomadic people that overran ______ and then
blundered parts of ______and ______.
• After 50 years they were turned back and ______into what is present day ______.
• Angles and Saxons
• ______and ______ were Germanic tribes that
• invaded ______(Angles Land).
Influences of these invasions:
• These invasions disrupted ______, towns ______, and
the ______ system was strengthened.
• ______with castles provided ______ from invaders, reinforcing the ______ system.
Feudalism in ______
• The decline of ______influence in ______Europe
left people with little protection against ______, so they entered into
______ agreements with landholding ______ who
promised them ______.
Feudal Society During The Middle Ages
• A new ______. Based on a ______ system.
______was based on mutual ______. In
exchange for military protection and other services, a ______, or
landowner, granted land called a ______.
The lords were seen to have the ______. ______ were a figure head with very little power or control over the people.
The person receiving this land, f______, is a ______. A vassal in
return would pledge his ______and ______ to the
______.
______were mounted warriors who ______ to defend
their l______’ lands in exchange for a ______.
______ were peasants. They were bound to the
______. The serfs worked the land for the ______ of the
lords. Most of the population were ______.
______ System During the Middle Ages
______were the ______estates. It was the basic
______ system
Manors were a ______ community. Everything one needed was
obtained within the manor. From ______, ______, ______, to a
______.
Influence of the ______ Church
• With the decline of the ______, the Roman Catholic Church grew in importance.
• The Church hoped to influence both ______and ______ with the crowning of Charlemagne.
It became the ______force in ______ Europe.
______preserved ______ cultural achievements.
______carried ______and ______
alphabet to ______ tribes.
The ______served the ______,
______, and ______ needs of the people.
______, which consisted of ______and ______,
assisted the people in many of their needs. Such as ______ the
______and the ______.
• The Church and the ______ competed for power.
•
• Roman Catholic Church ______
______ are religious officials
______ heads the Church.
______and ______ were under his authority.
______ - important religious ceremonies. These rites paved the
way to ______.
• The Pope would often threaten ______ - banishment from the
church - to gain ______from the ______.