1. By: Alyssa Coates, Robbie Doroshow, Ian houska, Kelly Fabian, Alexa Giorgio, and Joseph Kler

2.  What Is Significant About Germany? It was the most important country in the 900’s Fredrick I led the 3 rd crusade Otto I wanted to unite the country and rule without nobles Otto made many of his loyal followers bishops and abbots and gave them government post In Germany they had diets, or assemblies

3.   G reat sea ports  E veryone was unite when Fredrick became emperor  R uling the people of Sicily is what Frederick II did  M uslim customs were adopted by Frederick II  A rtists and scholars were supported by Frederick II  N orthern Italy trading cities were taken over by Otto  Y et, Frederick I drowned in a river in the Asia minor GERMANY

4.   900’s Germany was the most important country in western Europe  936 Otto I became German king  Otto wanted to unite the country and rule without the nobles  Otto made many of his loyal followers bishops and abbots and gave them government posts  951 Otto marched into Italy and he took over trading cities Government

5.   962 led an army to rome to free the Pope from Roman nobles the Pope crowned him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire  1152 Fredrick I became emperor  Fredrick I forced the powerful lords to promise him loyalty and to work for the government  Fredrick’s attempt backfired and nobles grew richer and Italian city states defeated his army  1190 Fredrick I drowned in a river in the Asia Minor while leading the third crusade Government

6.   Otto I turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help, its leaders wanted him to set up the Christian Roman Empire in Western Europe  Fredrick I tried to unify the empire but it backfired, at the same time Italian city-states and the Pope defeated Fredrick’s armies  Fredrick II adopted Muslim customs even though the church was against it  Fredrick the first was excommunicated in 1227 because the Pope was afraid that he would take over all of his land  The Pope called a crusade against Fredrick II  People believe that during the 3 rd crusade Fredrick II did not drown but was asleep somewhere high in the mountains  When ever an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire died, an assembly would be held to determine the new one Religion

7.   Fredrick II ignored Germany and concentrated on ruling the people of Sicily, a major trading city  Sicily was located south of Italy and northeast of Africa  On the eastern part of Italy the Germans captured a great trading port that meets up with the Adriatic Sea  Otto I took over many Italian trading cities near the Adriatic Sea Port. Trade

8.   Frederick II created Universities so people wouldn't have to go to the mainland  Frederick II was interested in sciences and medicine and encouraged study for them during his reign  The Hapsburg put a growth to Universities that later spread throughout Europe Technology

9.   They married Europeans to get land and control over the lower country's like Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.  When Fredrick II beam concurring land in Italy  The pope got afraid they were going to take church lands around Rome  The pope stopped Fredrick by excommunicated him in 1227  The pope also called the crusades agents him Warfare

10.   Otto I became king of Germany in 936.  Removed lords from posts and gave their land to his family.  He wanted to unite his country without nobles  He turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help  He set up a Christian Roman Empire in western Europe  951- Otto took over northern Italian trading cities Otto

11.   Frederick I became emperor in 1152  Called Barbarossa “ red beard”  Tried to force powerful lords to promise him loyalty  He tried to control nobles and unify the empire it worked against him  Pope aided Italian city-states and defeated Frederick’s armies  1190- Frederick leaded 3 rd crusade and drowned in river in Asia minor Frederick I

12.   Frederick II is Frederick I‘s grandson he became emperor in 1220  Raised in Palermo, Sicily ignored Germany and concentrated on ruling Sicily  Best educated monarch of ruling his time  Spoke 3 languages and liked doing scientific experiments  He supported artists and scholars and founded his own university, he also adopted Muslim customs  1227- Frederick II got excomunicated from the church and got a crusade called against him by the Pope Frederick II

13.   Maximilian became emperor in 1493 worked to extend empires power throughout Europe  He is part of the Hapsburgs he married Mary of Burgundy and got power over Flanders  His children married royal families from other countries and he brought those countries under Hapsburg contrtol Maximilian I