The Rise of Europe

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The Rise of Europe
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Why did Europe Decline?

• Collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476)
• Invasions by Germanic Tribes (Name some)
• Trade, travel, towns and learning decreased
• Germanic kingdoms carved up a once united Empire

G.R.A.P.E.S Roman Empire no longer unified vast
regions based on government, trade commerce,
culture, education, and arts.
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Wreckage
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Key Figures in the Rise of Europe
Clovis Warrior King of the Franks who converted
to Christianity (496 A.D.)
Clovis Charles Martel Charlemagne Eleanor of
Aquitaine Benedict St. Francis of Assisi
Charles Martel Leader of the Franks in the
battle of Tours where his Christian warriors
defeat Muslim invaders (732 A.D.)
Charlemagne Emperor who united much of Western
Europe into a Christian kingdom.Crowned Roman
Emperor in 800 A.D.
Eleanor of Aquitaine politically influential
wife of King Louis VII of France and later King
Henry II of England, an mother of King Richard,
the Lion-heart
Benedict monk who installed the Benedictine
Rule for monastic life
St. Francis of Assisi founder of the Franciscan
order of friars
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Charlemagne
kingdom
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Treaty of Verdun
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Feudalism
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Comparison
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The Manor System
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Feudalism and Manor System
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Bound to the Land
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Role of the Church
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Rise of Town and the Middle Class

• Agricultural Revolution
• Technology improves farm production
• Iron plow carves deep into heavy soil of northern
  Europe. An improvement over wooden plows
• New harness used for faster horses instead of
  slower oxen
• larger fields more crops more production

• Agricultural Revolution
• More food population growth
• Three-field System
• field 1- plant with grain
• field 2- plant with legumes
• field 3- lies fallow
• Legumes restored fertility to soil and added
  protein to their diet
• From 1000 to 1300 population triples

• Revival of Trade
• Warfare decreases
• Travel becomes safer
• Desire for foreign goods increases
• Trade fairs develop
• Towns and cities grow

• Towns and the Middle Class
• As towns grow, merchants gain power.
• Guilds form and become powerful
• Modern business practices develop
• The Middle Class gains power
• Trade and commerce gain importance