6. The Huns

14. Clovis I

17. Hey, look, Lombards!

18. Pepin the Short And Voila!King!

19. Another King! Charles

20. CHARLEMAGNE An Emperor

23. The Medieval Manor In Europe, people now lived on manors, self-sufficient communities consisting of a castle, church, village and surrounding farmlands.

24. For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. manor Most people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.

27. kings  The kings had lots of land; he gave land to lords in exchange for loyalty and money/food.  Lords  Lords gave their land to knights in exchange for protection & money. fief  Land given to knight for service was called a fief vassal  Anyone accepting fief was called a vassal  Person from whom he accepted fief was his lord  Knights let serfs work the land and he would protect them. With a castle/keep and with fighting service.  Serfs got food (that he grew) and shelter.  Serfs were bound to the land (could not leave the manor  Thus, each person had rights and responsibilities feudalism Historians call system of exchanging land for military service the feudal system, or feudalism

28. Carcassonne: A Medieval Castle

29. * Purpose: * Designed for defense, not comfort -cold, dark, drafty - usually built on a hill

31. * Motte * Motte-and-Bailey Castle (Courtyard)

32. * Moat * Wet - wastes and other nasty stuff * Dry were very common as well

33. * Drawbridge

34. * Portcullis

35. * Embrasures

36. * Machicolations (murder holes)

37. * Keep (most secure fortress)

39. * Siege Warfare

40. Parts of a Medieval Castle

41. The Road to Knighthood KNIGHT SQUIRE PAGE

42. Chivalry: A Code of Honor and Behavior

43. WHAT IS CHIVALRY? A code of honor

44. Life on the Medieval Manor Serfs at work

46. The Medieval Catholic Church  filled the power vacuum left from the collapse of the classical world.  monasticism:  St. Benedict – Benedictine Rule of poverty, chastity, and obedience.  provided schools for the children of the upper class.  inns, hospitals, refuge in times of war.  monks  missionaries to the barbarians. [St. Patrick, St. Boniface]

47. The Power of the Medieval Church  Pope Gregory I played a large part in the political system.  the church controlled about 1/3 of the land in Western Europe.  tried to curb feudal warfare  only 40 days a year for combat.  tithe  1/10 tax on your assets given to the church.  Peter’s Pence  1 penny per person [paid by the peasants].