What are the ‘Middle Ages’?
•The time after the __________ ___________ declined
•Medieval __________ was ______________ after the ____________ Tribes took over
Germanic Customs
•_____________ invaders could not ________ or ________ so ___________ declined
•Germanic tribes did have a ____________________of __________ and __________ but _____ ____________language
•No common language since __________ began to __________ from region to __________.
Christianity
•Germanic tribes adopted ________________
•__________________ – communities of nuns and __________ who were servants of God
–They were Europe’s best _______________
–They opened __________
–Maintained ______________
–______________ important books: this preserved _______________________cultural ____________________
Gregory the Great
•__________________ carried ______________ and the __________ alphabet to Germanic tribes
•_____________ the Great = Pope who _____________ the pope’s __________ to be involved in ____________.
–He used church revenues (money) to:
•Raise __________
__________ Roads
Help the __________
The Carolingian Dynasty
•Charles Martel – Expanded __________ power and became more _____________ than the _________
•His son Pepin the Short was anointed by the Pope as king by the grace of God
•This began what is known as the reign of the ___________________________= time of ___________ __________
Charles the Great
•He was 6ft 4inches = taller than many in Europe. AKA ________________
•Becomes king of the __________
•Quickly ______________the entire ______________ of the __________
•Spread ______________ and ____________ western ___________ for the _________ time since the ___________ Empire
Age of Charlemagne
•He ___________ visited __________ part of his ____________
•___________ the __________ of the __________
•_____________ learning which ____________ Roman ____________
•The __________ crowned him ____________ of the Holy Roman Empire
•After he died his __________ kingdom _______ apart
MORE INVASIONS!
•From ______ to ________ the ____________ warriors terrorized Germany and Italy
•From the north, the ____________ attacked. Vikings _____________ with __________ speed.
–They ______________ their ships, attacked, then shoved out to ______ again
–They were also __________ and __________ (Leif Ericson)