CHAPTER 13

Section 1: The Rise of the Franks

Section 2: Feudalism and the Manorial System

Section 3: The Church

Section 4: The Struggle for Power in England and France

Section 5: The Clash over Germany and Italy

The Rise of the Middle Ages

SECTION 1

Question:At what times did the Frankish rulers become involved in the Christian faith?

The Rise of the Franks

SECTION 1

The Rise of the Franks

c. 496Clovis converts to Christianity.

751The pope crowns Pepin III.

800Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne.

400 600 800500 700 900

c. 754Pepin helps the pope defend Rome.

SECTION 2

Question:How does poverty in feudal Europe compare to poverty in the modern United States?

Feudalism and the Manorial System

SECTION 2Feudalism and the Manorial System

“fear of my master”

did not own their own land

Poverty in Feudal Europe Poverty in the Modern U.S.

opportunity for protection from lord

couldn’t leave manor without permission (“not a free man”)

Israel and the Occupied Territories

SECTION 3

Question:What are the various levels of the medieval church hierarchy?

The Church

Israel and the Occupied Territories

SECTION 3

The Church

pope

cardinals/curia: advisors to the pope

archbishop: had some authority over bishops and other

dioceses in the province

bishop: managed a diocese, administered confirmation and holy orders, appointed parish

priests, managed church property

parish priest: conducted church services, supervised moral and religious instruction, administered five of the seven sacraments

SECTION 4

Question:In what ways do statements in the Magna Carta compare to elements of the U.S. Bill of Rights?

The Struggle for Power in England and France

SECTION 4The Struggle for Power in England and France

“Scutage [a tax]…shall be levied in our kingdom only by the common counsel of our kingdom….”

“No freeman shall be…imprisoned…except by lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.”

Magna Carta U.S. Bill of Rights

“To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay right of justice.”

SECTION 5

Question:How did the Concordat of Worms plan to divide power between popes and emperors?

The Clash over Germany and Italy

SECTION 5The Clash over Germany and Italy

appoints bishops to fiefs

Concordat of Worms

grants secular powers

emperor

appoints bishops

grants spiritual powers

pope

Chapter Wrap-Up

1. How could religious leaders and kings have avoided many wars in the Middle Ages?

2. How did Magna Carta and the type of government it fostered affect events in Europe?

3. When would working the land for the lord of a manor not have provided a living for a peasant?

1. How could religious leaders and kings have avoided many wars in the Middle Ages?

2. How did Magna Carta and the type of government it fostered affect events in Europe?

3. When would working the land for the lord of a manor not have provided a living for a peasant?

CHAPTER 13