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1) Early Medieval

I) Early Medieval History

Franks become the most powerful Germanic Tribe

Settled in Gaul (France)

A) Origin of Names

Last Names were added to avoid confusion

Descriptions, Occupations, Locations

B) Clovis and the Franks

481

AD Clovis: Leader of
the Franks
Unites Franks together
Conquers Visigoths and
takes Gaul
Converts to Christianity
Friends with Catholic
Church

C) Mayors of the Palace

Merovingian House
do nothing kings

C) Mayors of the Palace

Mayors of the Palace

Pepin II Defeated all other Mayors and

C) Mayors of the Palace

Charles Martel stopped the Muslim advance

into Europe
Battle of Tours The Hammer

C) Mayors of the Palace

Pepin the
Short: Who
should
Rule?
Pope says:
Him who
holds the

C) Mayors of the Palace

Pope Crowns
Pepin the
Short the King
of France
Carolingian
House
Pepin
promises to

Pepin
follows
through
with
promise;
defeats
Lombards
Donation
of Pepin

C) Mayors of the Palace

D) The Empire of Charlemagne

Greatest Carolingian King; Hero of

Middle Ages

D) The Empire of Charlemagne

Frankish Kingdom
at its height
during
Charlemagne
Defeats Lombards
(italy) and Saxons
(germany)
Missi-dominici

D) The Empire of Charlemagne

Pope Leo II crowns Charlemagne

Emperor Augustus of Rome

D) The Empire of Charlemagne

Who holds ultimate Power?

The King or the Pope?

E) A Revival of Learning

E) A Revival of Learning

Charlemagne promoted educational reforms

and encouraged reading and writing

Had Monks hand copy and save ancient Texts

Carolingian Minuscule

F) Disintegration of the Empire

A.Problems from Within

F) Disintegration of the Empire

Within 100 yrs of Charlemagnes

Death
Charlemagnes Grandsons Treaty of
Verdun
1. Charles the Bald - West

F) Disintegration of the Empire

F) Disintegration of the Empire

B. Problems from Without

F) Disintegration of the Empire

Muslim raiders from the South

Magyars from the East (migrated
from the East)

II. Early Medieval Culture

A) The Feudal System

A) The Feudal System

Feudalism: Local Rulers offer protection in return

for their service

A) The Feudal System

lords: Landholding Nobles

Fiefs: In return for service; Kings offer land to Nobles

A) The Feudal System

Vassal: a Noble who was given a fief. Any land or title

would be returned upon death
Subinfeudation: Vassal takes on a vassal divide land

A) The Feudal System

Homage: Ceremony to become a Vassal

Investiture: lord entrusting the fief to Noble

B) Life of the Nobility

Center of life for Nobility

Built primarily for defense

KNIGHT

Knight: Protector of Feudal life; Lords

Anyone strong and brave, later only Nobles

Squire

Mid-teens to Young Adult

Personal Servant to Knight

Page

Start at age 7
Academics; fence; horseback riding; hunt

Chivalry

Strict code of
Behavior
Honor and Integrity

C) The Manor

The Manor was the center of Medieval Society

Self-Sufficient Farming Community

C) The Manor

Two-Field System: Half of land cultivated;

half rests fallow

C) The Manor

Freemen: small percentage; didnt have to

work for the lord, and could leave the manor

C) The Manor

Serfs: majority; allowed to use small piece of

land by lord. Bound to the land theyre born on.

C) The Manor

Serfs: worked for the lord; week work 2 or

3 days a week spent for the lord

III. The Medieval Church

Catholic universal

Leo I saves Rome; Papa father-protector

III. The Medieval Church

Petrine Theory: Jesus made Peter the 1 st Pope

Gregory I the great 1st recognized Pope

Humble and Benevolent Pope; but also set

up Churchs Doctrines; Purgatory

A. Teachings of the Church

Roman Sacramental System a spiritual act that

receives grace

A. Teachings of the Church

Seven Sacraments
ex: Mass - Transubstantiation

A. Teachings of the Church

Clergy: Leaders of the church

Laity: Parishioners; church attenders

Secular Clergy: conducted religious services for

those in the world supervised the Church

Regular Clergy: renounced material things

Monasticism: serve God full time - seclusion

Benedictine Rule: strictly regulated the lives of

Monks, how to live and what to avoid

St. Patrick

English monk: Took the Gospel to Ireland

Boniface

Apostle of the Germans

The End