The Middle AgesChapter Seven

Bell Ringer

•Create Vocabulary Note Cards for the following words:▫Clovis▫Medieval▫Charlemagne

•You need to:▫On the front of the card: Term and

Definition▫On the back of the card: The Opposite Term

and a Visual Representation

CharlemagneChapter 7, Section 1

EuropeRoman Empire After Roman Empire

Life After Rome• Lack of Political Unification

▫Localism Citizens focused on their own

little worlds Little Trade/Migration

▫Kings wandered through their land Taxes were paid to the nobles

(country) and bishops (city) Legislation was enforced by

the nobles/bishops Hard for kings to extend

power

Post-Roman Kingships•Kingships emerged slowly

▫Lack of succession=CONFLICT Mutilation/Death (kings must be

whole)▫“Warlordism”

Strongest, Craziest, Smartest Rules

Nobles had to be watched Nobles wanted control of their

subjects (feared king’s power) Kings had to overpower

them/reward them

Charlemagne• A Great King

▫ Charisma, Forceful, Intelligent

▫Expanded Boundaries Controlled:

France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, most of Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, part of Spain

Charlemagne• Crowned Holy Roman

Emperor▫Pope had NO Army▫Bishops used to spy on

Nobles▫Fused Church and

Monarchy• Restoring what it meant to

be Roman▫Christianity▫Carolingian Script▫Carolingian Renaissance

Reading and Writing Manuscripts

Life After Charlemagne• Empire Split between his

sons▫ Kingdom of Lochair▫ Kingdom of Charles the

Bald▫ Kingdom of Louis the

Germans• Sons were not as effective

▫ Lacked Charisma▫ Nobles took more power

Assignment•Review Medieval Project (Due September

18th)

Who Am I Quiz?

•Charlemagne, Clovis, or Both1. Crowned the Holy Roman Emperor2. King of the Franks3. Converted to Christianity4. Stressed the importance of Learning

(literacy)5. Used the Bishops for his own political

needs, missi dominici6. Conquered Gaul in 486

Assignment• Feudalism Graphic Organizer

▫Fold Paper in half Divide into 5 sections

Feudalism: What is feudalism? What were the mutual obligations?

Kings: What was the role of the King? What did they give? To whom? What did they receive? From whom?

Nobles/Lords: What was the role of the Nobles and the Lords? What did they give? To whom? What did they receive? From whom?

Knights: What was the role of the Knights/Vassal? What did they give? To whom? What did they receive? From whom?

Peasants: What was the role of the Peasants? What did they give? To whom? What did they receive? From whom?

FeudalismChapter 7, Section 2

Bell Ringer• You are now in a feudal system:

▫Here are the rules: No one can speak to me, except the King The King can speak to anyone The Nobles can speak to anyone but me The Knights can not speak to me or the King The Peasants can only speak to other peasants or the

Knights• Your Feudal System

▫Kings (One Male) Nobles (Four Males)

Knights (Eight Males)▫Peasants (Everyone Else)

Feudalism

•What is it?▫Political and Social Make-up

•Traditional View▫Feudalism: set of personal relations among

the members of the personal elite▫Manorialism: economic relationship

between lords and peasants▫Serfdom: bound to land, no freedom to

move (land or occupation)

Vassalage• Relationship based on Mutual

Oaths • Vassals usually received fiefs

from their lord (land, collect taxes, tolls on a bridge) and in return the vassals supplied knights to the Lords

• Life-Long but not hereditary▫ You could leave

Enslavement Adultery with wife Plotted against you Attacked him with a sword You asked the lord for protect

and he did not supply aid

Oath of Fealty• By the Lord before whom this

sanctuary is holy, I will to __, to be true and faithful, and love all which he loves and shun all which he shuns, according to the laws of God and the order of the world. Nor will I ever with will or action, through word or deed, do anything which is unpleasing to him, on condition that he will hold to me as I shall deserve it, and that he will perform everything as it was in our agreement when I submitted myself to him and chose his will.

Manorialism• 3-Field System

▫Spring, Autumn, Fallow

• Manor House/Church• Common Pasture (open

to subjects) and Meadow▫Certain Rights (based

on Lord)• Closes: used to support

Church or the Lord’s Animals

Manorialism

•Communal Farming (Open Field System)▫Land usually broken up by family, you got a

percentage of the produce•Peasant (Serf) obligations mixed

▫You did whatever the Lord required Orchards, Vineyard, Labor Hunting: based on Lord (small game usually

fine, big game reserved for Lord) Mills, Bridges: owned by Lord (charged tax) Rights of Justice: punishment, capital crimes

(?)

Feudalism

•600-700s: feudal relationships emerge from tribes

•800-1000s: development of feudal and manorial relationships

•1000-1100s: crisis of lordships▫What makes someone a Lord?

Armed, Capable of Using Violence, Establish Power, Force Lordship on Citizens

•1100-1300s: stabilization, development of parliaments

Assignment• Create Vocabulary Note Cards for the following

words:▫Feudalism▫Vassal▫Feudal Contract▫Fief▫Serf▫Manor

• You need to:▫On the front of the card: Term and Definition▫On the back of the card: The Opposite Term and a

Visual Representation

IF YOU WERE ABSENT THURS. OR FRIDAY ADD THE FOLLOWING WORDS FROM SECTION ONE:

CLOVIS, MEDIEVAL, CHARLEMAGNE

The ChurchChapter 7, Section 3

Bell Ringer

•Charlemagne had a vision to create a unified Christian Empire. How could the creation of a European Christendom affect the balance between secular rulers (Kings) and the pope?

The Church Dominates Medieval Life

• Parish Priest:▫ Mass, Bible, Sacraments▫ Sacraments=Everlasting

Life Baptism, Confession,

Communion • Village Church:

▫ Center of Life (Birth to Death)

• Cathedrals:▫ Sense of pride and greatness

Monasteries and Convents

•Monastic Life▫Benedict created the Benedictine Rule for

monks Monks and Nuns took three vows

Obedience, Poverty, Chastity Worship, Work, Study

▫Service and Scholarship Health and Education

Poor, Sick, Wanderers, Missionaries Manuscripts, Teaching

Church Power Grows• The Church’s Role in Society

▫Pope, spiritual leader and claimed papal supremacy▫Many leaders of the church were related to

government officials or were appointed to high secular office

• Religious Authority and Political Power▫Good Works, Believe in Christ, and Sacraments =

HEAVEN▫Developed its own body of law, cannon law, and court▫Excommunication (no participation in church activity)▫Interdict, excommunication of an entire village

Corruption and Reform• Pope Gregory VII

▫ Limited the power of the King over the Church

▫ Stopped the King from choosing the Bishops

• What is happening in this photo? What is the significance?

Assignment• Illuminated Manuscript

▫ Create an illuminated manuscript showing your knowledge about the power and workings of the Medieval Church

▫ Write THE CHURCH down the side of your paper

▫ Create an Acrostic poem where each letter begins a line telling something you know about the church

▫ Illuminate the poem by drawing 4 margin pictures that go with the topics you covered in the text

▫ Finalize the poem by highlighting the first letter (the T) as a decorated letter. You can do an outline, create symbols to go around it, frame it with pictures – anything to set it apart

The Economy of the Early Middle AgesChapter 7, Section 4

Assignment

•Complete Chapter 7, Section 4 Outline•Vocabulary Cards

Section Three: Sacrament, secular, papal supremacy, excommunication, interdict, St. Francis of Assisi, Benedictine Rule

Section Four: guild, apprentice, tenant farmer, middle class, journeymen

Assignment

•Study Guide▫Complete Study Guide

•Vocabulary Cards▫Create Vocabulary Cards for the following

Section Three: Sacrament, secular, papal supremacy, excommunication, interdict, St. Francis of Assisi, Benedictine Rule

Section Four: guild, apprentice, tenant farmer, middle class, journeymen