1. medieval

2. The Rise of Europe: The Early Middle Ages and Feudalism
Ch. 7
Section 1-2

3. Decline of the Roman Empire
The Middle Ages: 500 – 1500
The Medieval Period
Rise of the Middle Ages
Decline of the Roman Empire

4. Western Europe

5. Early Middle Ages

6. Rome
public government
written law
orderly government

7. Cause Effect Germanic people attack Romans
Breakdown of Trade ($$ become scarce)
Cities abandoned: no longer center of economy or administration
Population became rural
Decline of literacy: only priests and church officials
Breakup of unified empire: language changes. No Latin!
End of Democracy

8. Family ties and personal loyalty small communities
End of Democracy
Germanic
Family ties and personal loyalty
small communities
unwritten rules and traditions
Chief was well known (not like an emperor)

9. Romans
Germanic People

10. European Empire Evolves
Small kingdoms sprang up all over Europe.
The largest/strongest controlled by the Franks
Lead by Clovis – first Christian king
(France)

11. Muslim Empire Threatens Europe
Palestine to North Africa to Spain (Muslims control)
Charles Martel rallied Frankish warriors
732 Battle of Tours: Christian victory

12. Battle of Tours and Muslim Conquest

13. European Empire Evolves: Charlemagne
Greatest king was Charlemagne
most powerful king in Western Europe
encouraged learning

14. Activity: Turn to page 216 and answer the following questions in your notes:
1.) Why did the Pope favor Charlemagne and how did he show his gratitude?
2.)Why was the emperor of eastern Europe upset? How was the economic state of the eastern empire?
3.)What were missi dominici? What was their goal and their job?
4.) How did Charlemagne encourage learning?

15. Charlemagne’s Empire

16. Vikings Attack
Vikings – Germanic people called Norsemen, destroy Charlemagne's empire
From Scandinavia
Worshipped warlike gods
Warriors, traders, farmers, and explorers