Medieval Governments
o Pope Gregory I (590-604)
Growing
Influence of
the Church
o Monasticism
The Age of
___________
(768-814)
(a.k.a., the
Carolingian
Empire)
o the “Father of Europe”
o created the largest state in Europe after the fall of western Rome
o __________ Pope Leo III crowned
Charlemagne “______________
_____________”
o After his death, Charlemagne’s empire was split into three parts
o the empire itself was never truly unified (diverse peoples)
Medieval Governments
o necessary due to lack of a powerful government (to keep order)
o political, military, judicial and other functions of government
performed locally ________ and ________ the most important
Feudalism
o the monarch agreed to grant
some nobles ______ (land)
and ____________ ________
in exchange for their pledge of
________
o ____ then granted smaller
portions of this land to (and
provided ________ for)
__________ for their pledge
of loyalty
o _______ (a code of honor)
developed within the noble
class
The Holy
Roman
Empire
o grew out of the Eastern Franks
o __________ crowned Emperor (962 AD) 1st German Emperor
(the Germanies)
o STRENGTH:
Note: modern
Germany was created
in 1871
o WEAKNESSES:
Medieval Governments
o growth of a __________________:
The _______
Dynasty
(987-1328 AD)
o major problem: the claim of English kings to
territories in France
o kings could ignore the _____________ (group of law-makers)
Medieval
England
o ______________________, Duke of Normandy,
successfully invaded England at the ___________
____________________________
o William centralized power in feudal system, giving him
immense power:
o Crisis: during the reign of _________; Henry caught in a struggle over
control of the English church with _______________, the Archbishop of
Canterbury
o by the 13th century efforts to hold on to possessions in
France weakened English kings
o to fight wars in France, _________ needed _______
Medieval Governments
o SIGNFICANCE
MAGNA
CARTA
1215 AD
nobles became accustomed to ______________ (feudalism), and
rebelled when ____________ tried to
reclaim power
their influence was strong enough to
(“The Great
Charter”)
force King John to __________
_________________________
o MAIN IDEAS
o EFFECTS
it allowed nobles to _________ with the king for ________
__________, though this was not usually the best option
men who _____________ had far more rights than women,
children, or men without property