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Page 1: Chapter 7.  What marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?  Fall of Rome  After the fall we see political, social, and economic decline  Europe was

Chapter 7

Page 2: Chapter 7.  What marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?  Fall of Rome  After the fall we see political, social, and economic decline  Europe was

What marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?Fall of RomeAfter the fall we see political, social, and

economic declineEurope was cut off from the rest of the

world The culture of this period > called the

Medieval civilization

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Various Germanic kingdoms set up Goths, Vandals, Saxons,

and Franks Different from Romans >

they were farmers and herders

Divided Western Europe into smaller kingdoms

New power emerging across the Mediterranean Religion of Islam Battle of Tours > Charles

Martel > Frankish king > stops Muslim advance into France

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King of the Franks > Charlemagne > Charles the GreatReunites much of western Roman empire

Charlemagne’s Achievements

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MagyarsSettled in present-day

HungaryControlled much of

Eastern Europe Vikings

Home > Scandinavia? Norway, Denmark, and

SwedenFarmers, expert sailors,

destructive raiders, traders, & explorers

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Medieval society > network of mutual obligations

Feudalism Arose out of the need for protection Loosely organized system of rule in which powerful

local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords (vassals)

Varied from place to place

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Feudal contract Exchange of pledges Vassal granted a fief (estate) which included

peasants Lord promised vassal protection for his loyalty

& military service

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Monarch Powerful lords

Dukes and Counts Vassals (lesser lords)

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Lords battled with each other Knights

Mounted warrior >usually fought on horseback Training difficult

Mock battles > tournaments Defended castle (home of the lord)

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Code of Chivalry Knights code of conduct

Standard for behavior Bravery, loyalty, fairness in battle, etc.

Troubadours Wandering musicians > sang about the deeds of

knights Basis for epic stories and poems

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Heart of the medieval economy > manor (lord’s estate) One or more villages and the surrounding land

Most peasants on manor were serfs (bound to the land) Tied to the lord through mutual rights and obligations Farmed the lord’s land in return they were protected Peasants guaranteed food, housing, and land

Manor > self-sufficient Everything was produced there that was needed to live

Peasant life was harsh Long working hours Poor harvest = starvation Disease was common