Traditions and Encounters Chapter 17 Outline
Key Terms: Aachen, Battle of Tours, “ Song of Roland”, Middle Ages, Carolingians, counts, missidominici, Viking, Oesberg ship, Battle of Lechfeld, feudalism, lords, retainers, serfs, manors, The Rule
Key Historical Figures: Charlemagne , Charles Martel, Clovis, Louis the Pious, King Alfred, King Otto I, Pope Gregory I, St. Benedict, St. Scholastica
Key Topics for Discussion:
- What 3 things aided the development of medieval Europe? How did it compare to other societies?
- Why weren't the Franks able to accomplish what the Sui and Tang accomplished?
- From pages 434-436 how did the fall of the Roman Empire impact medevialEurope?how was Europe divided? In what ways did Rome continue to influence Europe?
- How did the Franks influence the political, social, and economic development of Western Europe?
- What role did Clovis play in European development? What impact did his conversion have?
- How did Charles Martel impact European development?
- From pages 437-440 have a complete understanding of what lands Charlemagne conquered, how he accomplished it, and how he organized his Empire.
- Why was Charlemagne’s coronation so significant?
- What caused the breakup of the Carolingian Empire? How was it divided up?
- What prompted Norse expansion? Where did they establish colonies? Why did they abandon some of their colonies?
- Who were the Vikings? How did they differ from other Norse mariners? What were their tactics? Where did they raid?
- How did peoples in England, Germany, and France deal respond to external invasions? Why impact will this have on the development off these states?
- Why does the book,argue that historians are moving away from using the term feudalism?
- From pages 444-445 have a complete understanding of the complex relationship between Lords and Retainers. What were the positives and negatives of the system?
- What are the differences between serfs, slaves, and free peasants? What was the relationship between Lords and serfs like? What tasks did male and female serfs perform? What powers did the Lords have?
- What was the manor system? What was life like on the manors?
- What factors had contributed to the slow development of agriculture in Europe? How did the heavy plow change this?
- Why did Europe remain a largely rural society?
- How extensive was European trade? What caused it’s decline?
- Ready the excerpt on page 448 and have an understanding of what life was like on a European manor.
- What factors contributed t the growth of Roman Christianity in Western Europe? How was this growth also political in nature? What impact did it have on the common man?
- What problems did Popes face in protecting their power? How did Popes like Pope Gregory I expand the power and influence of the papacy and the church?
- From pages 452-454 have a complete understanding of Christian monasticism. How did the system expand? What was life like for the monks? Who were the key figures? How did it compare to eastern monasticism? What impact did it have on the church?