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GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE WHAT’S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO MAPS? WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS? Roman Empire Medieval Europe
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GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE WHAT’S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO MAPS? WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS?

Roman Empire Medieval Europe

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TH

E M

IDD

LE A

GES

From

the Fall

of the

Roman

Empire

to the

year

1450

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WHAT'S SO MIDDLE ABOUT THE MIDDLE AGES?

476 1400

Renaissance begins in Italy

The Middle AgesThe Dark Ages

Medieval Period

FeudalismCrusades

Black DeathCastles

Knights/ ChivalryMagna Carta

No more unity in Europe after the

Romans

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HOW WELL DID FEUDALISM ESTABLISH ORDER IN EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES?

Fall of the Roman Empire= beginning of the Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages: Survival was hard Lots of invasions and starvation

People needed: Food Protection Feudalism

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WHAT IS FEUDALISM?

People pledge loyalty to a lord in exchange for protection Oath of Fealty

Knights fought to protect their lords

Peasants worked the land for food

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WESTERN EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

For 500 years, much of Europe was under Roman control and protection

After the fall of Rome, Europe was left with no central government or system of defense

Many groups began to fight with each other- the strongest were the Franks

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CHARLEMAGNE'S EMPIRE

One of the strongest leaders of the Franks Used knights on horseback;

gave knights land in return for their protection

United Europe under a Christian empire

Worked with the Pope Helped prepare the way

for feudalism by providing knights with land as a payment

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A NEED FOR ORDER AND PROTECTION

Europeans threatened by:Muslims in SpainTribes from AsiaVikings from

Norway and Denmark

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FEUDALISM

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WESTERN EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

For 500 years, much of Europe was under Roman control and protection

After the fall of Rome, Europe was left with no central government or system of defense

Many groups began to fight with each other- the strongest were the Franks

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CHARLEMAGNE'S EMPIRE

One of the strongest leaders of the Franks Used knights on horseback;

gave knights land in return for their protection

United Europe under a Christian empire

Worked with the Pope Helped prepare the way

for feudalism by providing knights with land as a payment

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A NEED FOR ORDER AND PROTECTION

Europeans threatened by:Muslims in SpainTribes from AsiaVikings from

Norway and DenmarkPeople from the North who made quick raids on European villages

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MONARCHS DURING FEUDAL TIMES

Monarchs believed in the “divine right of kings,” which meant that God gave them the right to rule.

William defeated his cousin Harold and established a line of Norman kings in England, bringing feudalism with him. Feudalism brought stability and order to England.

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LORDS AND LADIES DURING FEUDAL TIMES Lords:

responsible for managing and defending their manors and acting as judges. They fought for their own lords in times of war, and supplied soldiers. They also appointed officials.

Noblewomen: responsible for raising and

training their children and sometimes the children of other noble families. They were also responsible for overseeing their large households.

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KNIGHTS DURING FEUDAL TIMES Steps to Knighthood:

started training for knighthood by becoming a page, where he learned skills, such as horseback riding and singing.

After seven years, he became a squire and learned how to fight as a warrior. A deserving squire was made a knight in his early 20s at a special ceremony.

Knights were the mounted soldiers in the feudal system and were expected to be loyal to their Church and lord, to be fair, and to protect the helpless.

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EXAMPLE CODE OF CHIVALRY

I promise to be loyal to the Church and my lord. I will be just and fair and protect the helpless. When possible, I will perform acts of gallantry and I will show respect to women.

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PEASANTS DURING MEDIEVAL TIMES Most peasants worked at raising

crops and tending livestock. Some worked as carpenters, shoemakers, and smiths. Peasants paid taxes to lords.

The daily lives of peasants revolved around work. They had to pay numerous taxes. They were required to grind their grain at the lord’s mill and the miller kept grain for the lord and for himself. They lived in small homes with few possessions. Serfs were bound to the manor and couldn’t leave without permission.


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