Western Europe during the Middle Ages Questions HOMEWORK Western Europe during the Middle Ages Questions DO NOW: Fill out the first row of your Feudalism in Western Europe Scales Have your homework out to be checked

The Fall of Rome After Rome fell, the lands were overrun with barbarians - people belonging to a group or tribe that were seen as uncivilized The powerful groups were the ones with the strongest warriors and the ones that controlled the most land

The Strength of the Franks The Franks were successful because they created a new fighting style – knights fighting in suits of armor on horseback In 481, Clovis became king of the Franks at age 15 and defeated the last remnants of the Roman army in Western Europe Clovis also led the Franks to Christianity and was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church

Charlemagne’s Empire Charlemagne was in power for 40 years and he built his empire with the help of a pope – Leo III, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church Leo and Charlemagne created a society where the church had an extremely important role in everyone’s daily lives Their structure of society helped to protect against invasions by Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings and establish Feudalism in Western Europe

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