5.2 Europe becomes Christian

§5.2 Europe becomes Christian
Spread of christianity
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§5.2 Europe becomes Christian
Spread of christianity

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Het rijk van Karel de Grote
Karel de Grote
Watch the following clip and answer the question: Why did Charlemagne divide his empire? 

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Slide 3 - Video

Put the names in the right place
Lord
Feudal system
Vassal
Subvassal

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Explain why the Frankish kings eventually had less power in their kingdom because of the feudal system.

Slide 5 - Open question

Give two examples of how Christianity was spread in the Middle Ages.

Slide 6 - Open question

Success criteria
You can exlain:
  • How christianity was spread in the Netherlands
  • How all of Europe became Christian.
  • How Germanic traditions were kept
  • Why clergymen were important in society

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The Frisians
  • Around 700, the Franks, Saxons and Frisians lived in the Netherlands.
  • The Franks were Christian, but the Frisians had nature gods.
  • The Christian pope wanted the Frisians to become Christian too.

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Monks and nuns
  • Some Christians wanted to focus entirely on God
  • For this they cut themselves off from the world
  • These monks and nuns lived together in a monastery
  • Here they could give their lives to God

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Kloostergang
Scriptorium
Kloostertuin
Begraafplaats
Kapel
School
Kerk

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Missionaries
  • Some monks travelled around converting others
  • These missionaries made other people Christian
  • The Germanic pagans were their main target
  • With success: around 500 the Franks became Christian already

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Willibrord
  • Around 700 the Irish monk Willibrord was tasked with converting the Frisians to Christianity.
  • He became the Bishop of Utrecht
  • With the protection of the Franks he went to the Frisians

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What does it mean to 'convert'?

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How?
  • To convince the Frisians Willibrord had some tricks
  • He told beautiful stories from the Bible
  • He performed miracles, just like Jesus
  • But when the Franks conquered the area, the Frisians were simply forced to convert

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Video
The origin of the Christmas tree

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Mixture of cultures
  • In order to convince Frisians even more, the christians adopted traditions
  • Example: the pagan midwinter festival became Christmas
  • And the spring festival became Easter
  • This is how the Christian and Germanic cultures mixed

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Slide 18 - Video

Slide 19 - Video

Mannelijke bewoners van kloosters
Het hoofd van de katholieke kerk
Iedereen die werkt voor de kerk
Vrouwelijke bewoners van kloosters
Iemand die het christendom wil verspreiden
De paus
Missionarissen
Geestelijken
Monniken
Nonnen

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To work
What? Preparing for thursday . Study the text 'The Daily Life of Medieval Monks' in Classroom. Translate the words you don't understand using the internet.

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