Chapter 6: Medieval Europe
The Early Middle Ages
Feudalism
Kingdoms and Crusades
The Church and Society
The Late Middle Ages
Europe in the 600’s
The Early Middle Ages
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After the fall of Rome, came a period
called the Middle Ages, or Medieval times
It is a fitting name for the period that lies
between ancient and modern times
Geography influenced where medieval
Europeans settled and what they did
The Franks, Angles, and Saxons of
Western Europe built new societies and
defended them against Muslims, Magyars,
and Vikings
The Catholic Church spread Christianity
through Western Europe
Feudalism
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The Vikings, and other groups of barbarians,
spread fear and destruction throughout Europe
During the Middle Ages, people looked to nobles
to protect them
Feudalism developed in Europe in the Middle Ages
Feudalism was based on landowning, loyalty and
the power of armored knights on horseback
Knights followed a code of chivalry and lived in
castles, while peasants lived in simple houses and
worked hard all year long
Increased trade led to growth of towns and cities
and the rise of guilds and city governments
Feudalism
A political, economic, and social
system based on loyalty and
military service
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A Medieval Castle
Parts of a Medieval Castle
The Medieval Manor
Life on the Medieval Manor
Serfs at work
The Pope Crowned Charlemagne (Charles the Great) The Holy Roman Emperor: Dec. 25,
800
This officially created a new Roman Empire
Charlemagne’s Empire
Kingdoms and Crusades
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England developed a system in which the
king’s power was limited by Parliament
French kings called the Capetians
conquered lands held by the English in
western France and set up France’s first
parliament
After Mongols destoyed the Kievan state,
the rulers of Moscow built a new Russian
state
Crusaders from Europe captured
Jerusalem but were later driven out by
the Muslims
The Church and Society
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Kings and popes had a powerful effect on
the lives of medieval people, as did
religion
Religion helped to shape the culture of
Medieval Europe
The Catholic Church played an important
role in medieval Europe and used its
power to uphold its teachings
Church and government leaders
supported learning and the arts in
medieval Europe
The Late Middle Ages
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A terrible plague, known as the
Black Death, swept through Europe
in the 1300’s, killing millions
Western Europe was devastated by
war in the 1300’s and 1400’s, as
England and France fought each
other and Spain and Portugal fought
against the Muslims