1. WHY ARE THE MIDDLE AGES CALLED THE MIDDLE AGES?

2. After the fall of the Roman Empire, who was in charge? What were some of the dangers?

3. THE MIDDLE AGES A.K.A. MEDIEVAL TIMES, THE DARK AGES

4. CLOVIS BECOMES KING IN 481 CONQUERS GAUL CHRISTIAN

6. MUSLIMS ENTER EUROPE Islam started in 622 in Arabia Muslims built huge empire Took over Palestine, N. Africa & Spain

7. PEPIN II “THE TALL” MAYOR OF THE PALACE PASSES TITLE ON TO SON

8. CHARLES MARTEL “THE HAMMER” DEFEATED THE SPANISH MOORS (Muslims) AT THE BATTLE OF TOURS

9. PEPIN III “THE SHORT” 741 BECOMES MAYOR 751 ELECTED KING 754 CROWNED BY POPE

10. CHARLEMAGNE “CHUCK THE GREAT”

11. CHARLEMAGNE REIGNED 768- 814 “EMPEROR OF THE ROMANS” (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE)

12. CHARLEMAGNE UNITED MUCH OF EUROPE –Fought Muslims in Spain, Saxons in north, Lombards in Italy

13. Charlemagne is crowned by Pope Leo III. “Emperor of the Romans” (Holy Roman Emperor)

14. CHARLEMAGNE GOVERNMENT –SPREAD CHRISTIANITY –REGIONS RULED BY COUNTS –MISSI DOMINICI: AGENTS OF CHUCK WHO CHECKED ON EMPIRE

16. CHARLEMAGNE EDUCATION –SEEN AS NECESSARY FOR CIVILIZATION –PALACE SCHOOL –BISHOPS SET UP SCHOOLS

17. WHAT HAPPENED TO CHUCK’S EMPIRE?

18. CHUCK’S SON, LOUIS THE PIOUS TAKES OVER –MANY CIVIL WARS –HIS SONS DO NOT WANT TO SHARE THE EMPIRE

19. TREATY OF VERDUN LOUIS’ SONS SPLIT EMPIRE CHARLES THE BALD GETS PRESENT-DAY FRANCE LOTHAIR GETS THE MIDDLE LOUIS THE GERMAN GETS PRESENT-DAY GERMANY

20. THE EMPIRE CRUMBLES INVADERS –MUSLIMS FROM NORTH AFRICA –SLAVS FROM EASTERN EUROPE –MAGYARS FROM ASIA –VIKINGS FROM SCANDINAVIA