Early Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages (500-1000 AD)
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Early Middle Ages (500-1000 AD)

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Content:
- Early Kingdoms: Franks, Frisians
- Charlemagne and his Carolingian culture
- The manorial system and feudalism
- Christianity & monks in early Middle Ages. 

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How did the Roman Empire fall?
(Hint: check your book!)

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Word Duty





Franks - most powerful of the Germanic tribes
Warrior culture - culture in which fights and battles are ways to achieve honour and power
Lord - medieval word for rulers, such as kings
Vassals - follower of a lord with special rights
Hall - room to accomodate a large group. It was used to make important decisions
Hereditary: going from father to son(s).
Frisians - people who lived in the northern and western parts of the Netherlands and along the river delta in the middle of the Netherlands.
Charlemagne - also known as Charles the Great, was king of the Franks. He united most of Western Europe into one empire.
Saxons - Germanic tribe, they invaded England
Barrows - large mounds used as graves
KEY WORDS

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What do you know about
the Middle Ages?

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The Middle Ages
  • The time after the Roman Empire (Antiquity) and before the Early Modern Times.

  • 500 AD - 1500 AD
    Early Middle Ages : 500-1000
    Late Middle Ages : 1000-1500

  • Often seen as a bridge period  between Antiquity and modern times. 

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Troubled times in
Early Middle Ages (500-800)


  • After the fall of the (Western) Roman Empire a lot of wars occured in Europe
  • Travelling was very dangerous so people lived in tiny villages or with wealthy lords.
  • Great cities, like Rome, no longer existed.
    Europe went back to an agricultural society.

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Germanic Tribes
- After the Roman Empire fell, they were rulers of their own local region, no longer ruled by Rome.
- The Franks had a warrior culture.
- Two Germanic Tribes were the Franks and the Frisians.
- Germanic society had a system of lords and vassals.

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Frankish Empire
Area of the Frisians
(Does it look familliar?) 

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Lords & Vassals
A system with mutual benefits
-> The lord gave his vassals protection, shelter, income and gifts. 
-> The vassals gave their lords respect, fought for him and gave advice when needed. 

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Charlemagne
- Frankish empire was at its largest during his reign.
- Leader of the Carolingian culture
- He made sure his empire would develop laws, science and education.

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Frankish Empire
Charlemagne was a great warrior and war leader. 
He conquered a large territory by 771 AD. He even took down the sturdy Frisians in the north. 

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Charlemagne was coronated as emperor in 800 AD

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Christianity in the Early Middle Ages
- Christianity was still present since the Roman Ages. 
- In Northern-Europe most people believed in other Gods than just one superior God. 
- Missionaries spread Christianity through Europe

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800 AD: Charlemagne coronated as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope, leader of the church

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Why would the Pope crown Charlemagne as a Holy Emperor?

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Why would Charlemagne want the rest of his empire to be christian as well?

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Converting heathens
In the Early Middle Ages some 
hermits decided to travel across
Europe to convert people to 
christianity. 
--> they had a holy mission to 
convince more people of their 
religion --> missionaries

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Feudalism and the Manorial system

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Slide 20 - Video