1. Europe before 1400: The Medieval Age What problem needs to be solved first?

2.  Century to Year Conversion -1400s is the ________ Century. Clue: 1500s is the 16 th Century -1900s is the _______ Century. -We live in the _________ Century -3 rd Century is the _____s. -21 st Century is the ____s. And now you know!

4.  Great Civilizations of Ancient Europe: -The Greeks: Known for ___________________________________ Conquered by the Romans in 146 BC - The Romans: Known for ___________________________________ Created Catholicism (Catholic) as THE ONLY religion Fell in 476 AD (late 5 th Century)

5.  Results of the fall of Rome (5 th Century) -Empire splits into rival parts Lots of war Parts become European countries -No central government to protect people People look for protection and order -Fall of Rome = beginning of Medieval Europe and Feudalism Protection is a basic human need. How would you protect yourself and your family if you lived then?

6. When you think of Medieval Age, what images or words come to mind?

7. Medieval Europe - Overview  Five important problems of Medieval Europe: 1.Social Backwardness 2.Famine/Food Shortages 3.War 4.Disease 5.Lack of natural resources

8.  Social Backwardness -Feudalism is (define): Royalty/Pope… Nobles… Knights… Peasants… -Education was… -Medicine was based on… -Science was… -Religion was… Medieval Europe

9. A Witch! Example of European backwardness

10. Medieval Europe (Part 2) Which problem does Europe need to solve first?

11.  Famine -Famine (define): -Can be caused by…

12. One day, all of a sudden…

13. Vikings Why did they start attacking other people?

14.  War in Medieval Europe: Vikings - From… (describe their life) - Polytheistic (define) Gods: Heaven: ▫ Got to heaven by… ◦ noblest way to die…

15. - A Viking Attack Longboats: Weapons:  peasants in Europe only had… View of death: - Europeans could not stop the Vikings’ attacks!

16. Why did the Vikings decide to start attacking other people? How do you defeat them?

17. Why are we talking about Vikings? − Did the Vikings “discover” America first? Leif Erickson… Call settlement… Abandon because…

18. Viking facts and myths  Vikings did not wear helmets with horns.  According to Viking mythology: -World divided into 3 tiers, part of a large cosmic tree -Travel between the 9 realms on the bifrost (a rainbow bridge) -Azgard: home of the gods -Midgard: Earth -Helheim/Neflheim: home of the dark elves -Thor and Lokie were not brothers -Thor: the ideal warrior and what all warriors tried to be like -Odin: seeker and keeper of knowledge but also incited war just for fun. Vikings feared him because he had a temper -Loki: God of trickery, loved to cause mischief, son of giants though Laufey was his mother (not his father). -Sif: female warrior from Asgard who marries Thor

19.  Wars in Medieval Europe: the Mongols -Mongols came from… -Really good at… -First to use… -They conquered… -Opened Europe to…  Wars between European Counties -Countries trying to… -War is…  Lack of Natural Resources -Natural Resources (define): -Bad for Europe because…

20. Medieval Europe  Disease: -Bubonic Plague (define) -It came from… -It killed…. -Disease was…

21. Medieval Europe - Review  Five important problems of Medieval Europe: 1.Social Backwardness 2.Famine/Food Shortages 3.War 4.Disease 5.Lack of natural resources

22. Short Answer Quiz – Thesis Which problem does Europe need to solve first?  Thesis (define): 1.Restates… 2. Is your… 3.Must be… 4.One Sentence! 1 sentence