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• Bellwork
• Why were Europeans so eager to adopt Christianity
  after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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Introduction to the Middle Ages(Chapter 9,
section 1)
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Essential Questions

1. How did break down of Roman empire effect
   creation of Germanic kingdoms in Europe?
2. What were the Germanic kingdoms of Europe like?
3. What was the role of the church during this time?

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When were the Middle Ages?

• Occurred from about 500-1500 A.D.
• Sometimes called Dark Ages.
• Signified emergence of European civilization.
• 4. Characterized by blended influences of
  Germanic tribes, Roman legacy, and Christian
  church.

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Transforming the Roman World

• Read pages 302-303 and answer the following
  questions for this section on your worksheet.

Baptism of Clovis
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Transforming the Roman World

• Describe the Germanic people and what they did?
• -Occupied lands in Europe after Western Roman
  Empire fell.
• -Set up new states ruled by Germanic Kings.

Why were the Franks the most influential Germanic
people? -Clovis united several of the Germanic
Kingdoms under his rule. -Converted most people
under his rule to Christians.
Why do you think the Catholic church was so eager
to work with Clovis? -Powerful ally of Germanic
tribes. -Spread Christian beliefs.
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Cloviss Frankish Kingdom.
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Germanic Society

• Read page 304 and answer the following questions
  for this section on your worksheet.

Trial by Ordeal
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Germanic Society

• Why did the family unit become even more
  important?
• -No strong central government to establish laws
  or be loyal to.
• -Family was central to survival. No help from
  government.
• -Crimes were seen as being against the family,
  not the state.

Compare Roman court system to the
Germanic? -Rome Studied evidence and demanded
proof. Crimes were against society, not
personal. - Germanic Crime against family causes
feuds. Avoided by paying wergild
(fine). -Germanic people used trial by ordeal.
Poison, hot oil, battle.
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The Role of the Church

• Read pages 304-306 and answer the following
  questions for this section on your worksheet.

Pope Gregory
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The Role of the Church

• How did the chaos from the fall of the Western
  Roman Empire help strengthen the Catholic
  churches influence?
• - System of Roman law and order broke down.
• -Church became strongest uniting power in
  society. Helps all.
• -No matter where you are every church run the
  same, provides only sense of social stability.

Why were monks and nuns so important to medieval
society? -Took vow of poverty and chastity and
obedience to help others, set example. -Provided
shelter, food, medicine, education, etc. to the
community -Good deeds helped spread acceptance
of religion and sense of community.
Why do you think the vows they took were
necessary and were they effective? -Limit greed,
set example. -Pope still had tremendous power.
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Layout of Medieval Churches
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Carolingian Empire

• Read pages 306-307 and answer the following
  questions for this section on your worksheet.

Charlemagne and his Scholars
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Carolingian Empire

• What was the background of Charlemagne?
• -Fierce fighter
• -Christian, converted all people in lands he
  captured.
• -Seen as highly intelligent, valued learning.
  May have been illiterate.

Why was his coronation as a Roman emperor so
significant? -Symbolized the joining of Roman,
Germanic, and Christian ideas. -Demonstrated
power of Pope in that he could name an emperor.
What were his most important legacies? - United
Western Europe for the first time since the
Romans -Created one empire and a central
Authority. -Created an intellectual renaissance.
Great works were copied and he promoted
learning.
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