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Objectives
After viewing “Charlemagne and His World,” you should: ⇓
• Understand that Charlemagne brought Europe out
of the Dark Ages and into the medieval period. ⇓
• Know that the Carolingian Renaissance was the
first of
three important renaissance periods in Europe. ⇓
• Recognize the importance of Charlemagne's
contributions to
the Europe that exists today.
Charlemagne and His World
(pages 292–294)
Lief Ericson’s Route to America
Video: Feudalism – Weak Kings, Strong Nobles
The Development of Feudalism
(pages 292–294)
Video: Castles, Liege and Lords
The Nobility of the Middle Ages
and Aristocratic Women
• In the eleventh and twelfth centuries,
under the influence of the Church, an ideal
of civilized behavior among the nobility
evolved. ⇓
• It was called chivalry.
chivalry ⇓
• Knights were to defend the Church and
defenseless people, treat captives as
honored guests, and fight for glory and
not material rewards.
(pages 295–296)