In deze les zitten 32 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 2 videos.
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The Early Middle Ages
The age of monks and knights
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Do you remember... Why did the Western Roman Empire fall?
Slide 2 - Open vraag
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire "falls" when the last emperor abdicates in 476 AD.
All throughout the empire, different Germanic tribes had set up their own kingdoms.
The consequences of the fall of the Western Roman Empire were so great, that Western historians have decided to start a new period: The Middle Ages
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
What do you know of the Middle Ages?
Slide 4 - Woordweb
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
The Middle Ages can be split up into three periods:
The Early Middle Ages (500 - 1000 AD)
The High Middle Ages (1000 - 1250 AD)
The Late Middle Ages (1250 - 1500 AD)
In this chapter, the Early Middle Ages are discussed, also known as The age of monks and knights
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
Content
The Frankish Empire
The rise of a new religion: Islam
The spread of Christianity
The Feudal System: how was the Frankish kingdom governed?
The Manorial System: how did the people in the Frankish kingdom live?
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
5.1: Lords and vassals, Franks and Frisians
Who is this man?
Charlemagne (Karel de Grote)
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
Goals
The student knows when the Middle Ages were and how it is divided into three periods
The student can explain what two consequences were of the fall of the Western Roman Empire
The student can describe elements of Frankish culture (Warrior culture / Relationship between lords & vassals)
The student can explain who Charlemagne was and why he was so important
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
Move the boxes to the correct time period.
Before the fall of the W.R.E
After the fall of he W.R.E
Run centrally from Rome
One professional army
Several local rulers
Using money
Bartering
Cities became villages
Villages became cities
Slide 9 - Sleepvraag
Western Roman Empire
After the fall
Run centrally from Rome
Several local rulers
A professional army secured its protection
Cities disappeared or became villages
Local government in the hands of city officials
Bartering replaced money
Consequences of the fall of the W.R.E.
Main consequences:
More wars → the new local rulers wanted to conquer more territory in Europe. So it became less safe for people in Europe
Agricultural society→ Cities were a target for plundering so people moved away. Because of the dangers on the road merchants didn’t want to travel anymore. Roads + bridges had been destroyed → to make sure they had food people used agriculture to produce food again.
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
The Frankish Kingdom
Clovis Childeric united the Franks under his rule and throughout the E.M.A. the Frankish Empire became the most powerful empire of Western Europe.
Warrior culture
Using the Christian faith
System between lords and vassals
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Homework
Do question 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph 5.1
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Charlemagne
The Frankish Empire was at its largest during the rule of Charlemagne (r. 768 - 814).
Watch the video and answer the following question: "What did Charlemagne accomplish during his life?"
"What did Charlemagne accomplish during his life?"
Conquers more territory /defeats different Germanic tribes (Saxons, Pyrenees, Longobarden)
Conquers the Saxon territory and makes the Saxons convert to Christianity
Creates the feudal system to govern his empire
Helps the pope and as a result he is crowned emperor by the pope
Stimulates education and scholarship by creating schools
Introduces a new currency
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
800 AD: Charlemagne coronated as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope, leader of the church
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
Why would the Pope crown Charlemagne as a Holy Emperor?
Slide 17 - Open vraag
5.2 The Arab Empire expands
Slide 18 - Tekstslide
What do you know of the Islam?
Slide 19 - Woordweb
Goals
The student can explain how Islam was founded:
The role of Muhammad
Why Muhammad had to flee Mecca
The beginning of the Islamic calendar
The role of the caliph
Where in the world Islam was the main religion in the 7th and 8th century
The student can explain how Christians and Jewish people were treated in Islamic territories.
Slide 20 - Tekstslide
The Arab empire
In the 6th century, the Arabs believed in many gods
In Mecca, you had the Ka'aba: the centre of religious life. The Arabs worshipped their gods here.
Mecca was located on a crossroad of trade routes. It was an important trading city.
Many people, including merchants, travelled to Mecca to visit the Ka'aba and pray to their gods.
Slide 21 - Tekstslide
A vision
Muhammad was a merchant from Mecca
In a dream, a vision/revelation, an angel told him there was just one god: Allah. People that get messages from God are called a prophet.
Muhammad told people in Mecca about his dream, but the managers of the Ka'aba were afraid that the rise of this new religion would be a threat to their wealth -> pilgrims would stop coming if you could only worship one god at the Ka'aba.
Result = Muhammad had to flee from the city. He went to Medina in 622 (Hijrah). This is the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
Slide 22 - Tekstslide
In what year do we live according to the Islamic calendar?
A
2640
B
1442
C
622
D
1854
Slide 23 - Quizvraag
Back to Mecca
With a big group of his followers (Muslims), Mohammed returned to Mecca in 630. They were successful and seized the city.
Many citizens in Mecca became Muslims
The statues at the Ka'aba were removed. Only Allah was allowed to be worshipped in Mecca.
Muhammad's revelations are recorded in the Quran
Slide 24 - Tekstslide
Slide 25 - Tekstslide
Relation with Jewish and Christian people
In the newly conquered territories lived Jews and Christians. What happened to them when their land was conquered by the Arabs?
Positive:
Jewish and Christians were allowed to keep practising their own religions
Negative:
They had to pay taxes to the Muslim leaders
They were not allowed to carry weapons
They were not allowed to marry a Muslim woman
They were not allowed to carry out certain jobs
Slide 26 - Tekstslide
Wat hoort bij welk geloof?
christendom
islam
beide
Muhammed
Monotheism
Church
Mosque
Mecca
Bible
Jezus
Quran
Slide 27 - Sleepvraag
Learning from each other
Through their conquests, the Arabs collected a lot of information.
Medicine and health: the Arabs learned you can prevent a lot of illnesses with good hygiene
Mathematics: the Arabs learned that with the numbers 0 - 9, calculations are much easier than with Roman numerals
Geography: Arab scholars collected and combined knowledge of the world and made better maps.