Describe The Time Period Between The Fall Of Roman Empire And The Beginning Of The Middle Ages?

1. Define: Middle Ages, medieval
Middle Ages: used to describe the time period between the fall of the Roman empire and the beginning of the Renaissance
Medieval: related to the Middle Ages
2. Identify: Clovis, Merovingians, Charles Martel, Pepin the Short, Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, Magyars, Vikings
Clovis: a military leader, who became king of one of the Frankish tribes
Merovingians: successors of Clovis, including Clovis himself
Charles Martel: successor of Pepin as the mayor of the palace
Pepin the Short: the son of Charles Martel, and the ‘king by the grace of God’
Charlemagne: the son of Pepin the Short, known as one of history’s outstanding rulers
Louis the Pious: the son of Charlemagne who ruled after Charlemagne’s death
Magyars:
Summarizing Ideas:
What were the accomplishments of Clovis? - Clovis excelled as a military leader by conquering Frankish tribes and soon all of northern Gaul. He also became a strong supporter of Christianity, which united the kingdom and the church.
What were the accomplishments of Charles Martel? - Charles Martel defeated the Moors near Tours, in central France, which stopped the Muslim expansion in western Europe and other raids that were present at the time.
What were the accomplishments of Charlemagne? - Charlemagne unified the empire during his lifetime, defeated the Lombards in Italy, the Saxons in northern Germany, and the Avars in central Europe.
5. Evaluating Ideas: Why did Charlemagne’s empire disintegrate? What actions might his successors have taken to hold the empire together?
Charlemagne’s empire disintegrated, because his descendants were poor rulers who fought among themselves instead of uniting against powerful and ambitious local lords. His successors could have agreed with each other with strategies and ideas to maintain the empire as it was when Charlemagne
Classifying Ideas: List three aspects of the feudalism system and three aspects of the manorial system. Then show how the two systems worked together.
The three aspects of the feudalism system are only nobles could be vassals, the same man could be both vassal and lord, and each man’s loyalties and obligations were owed only to the lord immediately above him or to the vassal immediately below him.
The three aspects of the manorial system are the lord and several peasants shared the land of the manor, each manor tried to be self-sufficient, and the lord owns ⅓ of the field while the peasants receive and work the other ⅔ of the field.
These systems worked together in which feudalism is the political structure of Europe while the manorial system is the economical structure of Europe. They both work together to form social stability among the society and produce goods.
3. Comparing Ideas: How did the life of the medieval peasant compare with the life of the medieval lord or