1. Chapter 7 The Early Middle (Medieval) Ages Early Middle (Dark) Ages: 500 – 1000 High Middle Ages: 1000 – 1250 Late Middle Ages: 1250 - 1500

2. Focus Q: October 5 What do you have to do the leave a legacy?  Be nice? Don’t kick the dog?  Be a good kid, husband, wife?  Know anyone who left a legacy?  What’s the big deal w/ Charlemagne?

3. 7.1 Focus Q See map on page 217. Check out which invaders built settlements. What can you infer (figure out) about these groups from the fact that they settled in regions they raided?

4. Notebook Organization may be 10% of notebook grade The Table of Contents is your guide Keep things in the right order

5. What will we learn?Why? What happens in Western Europe after the Roman Empire collapses Charlemagne rules for a short time and spreads Christianity Europe is largely Christian. This is the beginning. To understand the chaos of the Middle Ages

6. Ch. 7 vocab Charlemagne 7.1 Serf 7.2 troubadour 7.2 fief 7.2 Knight 7.2 vassal 7.2 Papal supremacy 7.3apprentice 7.4 Journeyman 7.4 charter 7.4

7. The Early Middle (Medieval) Ages

8. French castle

9. Chambord, France

11. Aragon, Spain

12. Butrón castle, Spain

13. Europe cut off from Middle East, China, India

14. Vocab review 1.Work in pairs 2.draw a picture 3.put on board, students guess what term it is

15. Western Europe Declines After the collapse of Rome, W. Europe declines politically, socially, economically Invaders slow trade, towns empty, classical learning stops—Dark Ages? **Really was blending of Roman, Germanic, and Christian traditions— later called the Middle Ages**

16. Franks (Germanic tribe) Get Power Clovis conquerors Gaul (France) Preserves much of the Roman legacy Converts to Christianity Gains an ally in the Pope

17. Muslims threaten Europe Islam begins around 600 Expand their empire from Palestine to N. Africa to Spain Charles Martel defeats Muslims at Battle of Tours in 732 (see map p. 215) Who will be Martel’s grandson?

19. Where’s the Roman Empire? Who’s most powerful?

20. Just for laughs……. Man who not poop for many days must take care of back log. Man who run in front of car get tired. Man who run behind car get exhausted.

21. **Charlemagne** (Charles the Great) 1.Grandson of Charles Martel 2.Fights Muslims for much of his 46 yr. reign 3.Briefly reunites much of western Roman empire 4.*created a united Christian empire*

22. Charlemagne: 742 to 814 Why the cross? Fights Slavs, Lombards, Saxons, and Muslims

23. New Emperor of the Romans 1.Charlemagne helps Pope battle Muslims 2.**Pope, show gratitude, crowns Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans** revives the idea of a united Christian empire makes emperor of eastern Roman empire angry deepens the split btwn the eastern and western Christian world

24. Pope Leo III Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor: Dec. 25, 800

25. The Age of Charlemagne

26. Charlemagne’s Legacy p. 217 1.Tried to use Christianity to unite his kingdom Education too 2.Created strong, efficient govt 3.Blended Germanic, Christian, Roman traditions Later Medieval rulers tried to follow this example

27. Charlemagne’s Empire Does his empire remind you of another empire?

28. The Roman Empire

29. Charlemagne’s Empire Collapses: Treaty of Verdun, 843 Charlemagne’s grandson’s split the empire into 3 pieces.

30. Early Medieval Europe

31. Invaders— Charlemagne’s heirs face invasions – Muslims – Magyars – Vikings

32. Vikings *Vikings break Charlemagne’s empire* – From Scandinavia – Warriors, traders, explorers, expert sailors – 1000 get to North America: Leif Erickson

35. Vikings or Columbus?

36. Coats of Arms

37. Left side: Coat of Arms—Who am I? 1.Make a coat of arms that includes: 4 pictures of your values, beliefs, or principles A caption explaining each value A family motto: guiding principle