A.P. European History / Unit I – Medieval Europe Mare Nostrum

A.P. European History / Unit I – Medieval Europe

Mare Nostrum

Global History and Geography II / The Middle Ages

The destruction of the ancient The destruction of the ancient institutions and what took their place.institutions and what took their place.


The Rise and Fall of Rome

Pax Romana

•“Roman Peace”

•Empire in its “Glorified Prime”

•Romanization of the Western World


The Rise and Fall of Rome

Decline of Rome

• Christianity• Barbarians• Decay• Inflation• Lead• Economic• Division of the Empire• Hoarding and Deficit

Roman LegacyRoman Legacy

•Central GovernmentCentral Government•Roman LawRoman Law•ChristianityChristianity•Powerful MilitaryPowerful Military


VikingsVikings

•Viking invasion Viking invasion continue to disrupt continue to disrupt the political the political institutions of institutions of Europe.Europe.


Comparing Rome and the Comparing Rome and the Middle AgesMiddle Ages

•Central Government replaced with Decentralized Government.

•Roman trade was replaced with limited trade.

•Urban to rural civilization


Cultural and Societal Differences

Roman World Medieval World


Cultural and Societal Differences

Urban Rural


Political Activity of the Political Activity of the Early Middle Ages Early Middle Ages


Charlemagne

•Reestablish Roman institution.•Restored order.•Church to promote stability.•Became emperor 800 A.D.


Medieval Church


Church’s Influence

•Unified•After-life•Excommunication controls the population.


Church’s Influence


Medieval Christianity

•Baptism•Eucharist•Reconciliation•Confirmation•Priesthood•Marriage•Annointing Sick



•Architecture (Gothic)Architecture (Gothic)•Illuminated Illuminated manuscriptsmanuscripts•Music (notation)Music (notation)•Universities were Universities were founded.founded.•ScholasticismScholasticism



•What Do All of These Have in Common?




Feudalism

•Political System•The personal element The personal element (lordship and vassal)(lordship and vassal)•The property element The property element (fief)(fief)•The decentralization of The decentralization of Government and Law.Government and Law.


Personal Element

•Lord and VassalLord and Vassal•Germanic traditionsGermanic traditions•Warrior - chieftain Warrior - chieftain relationship.relationship.•Hereditary estates.Hereditary estates.


Property Element

•Land became Land became important.important.•Peasants and Lords Peasants and Lords sought mutual sought mutual benefit.benefit.


Decentralization Element

•Subinfeudation.Subinfeudation.•Loyalty issues.Loyalty issues.

Feudalism involved the passing of public power,

controlled by kings, into the hands of the private

individual, the vassal.


Medieval Manorialism

Economic System


Medieval Manor


Manorialism Question

How will the political

system impact the economic

system?


Agricultural Revolution

•Produce a surplus •Greater productivity.

•Three Field System•Horse Collar•Iron tipped Plow.


The Crusades

•Religious Wars Religious Wars (1096 - 1291)(1096 - 1291)•Motivated by morality, Motivated by morality, Pontiff’s authority and end Pontiff’s authority and end feudalism.feudalism.•Council of Clermont 1095Council of Clermont 1095


The Crusades


The Black Death


The Emerging States

•France: The Capetian Dynasty•England•Spain


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A.P. European History / Unit I – Medieval Europe Mare Nostrum