Bell Work: Please turn in your homework and log-on to your
assigned computer. Go to the class wiki’s “Bell ringers and
Agendas” page and click on the link for the Medieval Europe
Online Flashcards. Take the first 10 minutes to review the
terms using the format of your choice (study table, flashcards,
games, etc.). Be prepared to demonstrate your understanding
of the terms to the class.
Bell Work: Vocab Acquisition
Word of the Day  intemperate
Activator: Peasant Life During the
Time of Charlemagne
Lecture: Medieval Europe
Exit Slip: Somebody, Wanted, But,
So
Political Cartooning: The Late
Middle Ages
Essential Question:
What institutions dominated Europe
form 600-1450 CE? Why?
What major events and trends helped
to bring Europe out of the
Medieval era?
Homework: Research/watch and take notes on assigned video and complete
political cartoon.
If a climate is intemperate, its temperatures might be extreme.
If a person is intemperate, his moods might be extreme. Being
intemperate is all about avoiding moderation.
Intemperate is a combination of the prefix in- meaning "not" and
the Latin temperantia meaning "moderation." When you are
intemperate, you are not doing things in moderation; you lack
self-control.
Click here to hear a contrast between intemperate vs.
calm/reasoned in Britain and Europe.
Read-Aloud
March 11th, Block 1
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Between 600-1450 CE did Europe undergo a Dark Age, Middle
Age, or Medieval Period?
What institutions dominated Europe form 600-1450 CE? Why?
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What is feudalism?
What is Manorialism?
How were the experiences of Eastern and Western Europe alike
and different during the Medieval Era?
Medieval Europe
We talk a lot about events and politics, but what was life actually like in
the Middle Ages?
Peasant Life
• Was Bodo a freeman or a serf?
• What were the obligations and rents owed
by Bodo and his family?
• Do you agree with the author that peasant
life on a manor was monotonous?
An English Lord
• What determined seating at the table? How
about how guests were served?
• How do Medieval table manners compare to
modern table manners?
The Frankish kingdom (modern-day
France) was first established by
Clovis after his conversion to
Christianity.
In the 730s, Charles Martel begins
the Carolingian Dynasty and drives
back the Muslims at the Battle of
Tours
768 CE – Charlemagne begins
expansion of Frankish kingdom
800 CE – Charlemagne crowned
“Holy Roman Emperor”
A Germanic tribe from Scandinavia,
began a period of exploration,
trade, raiding, and settlement from
the late 700s until the 1000s.
What would cause a peaceful
farming and fishing people to do
this?
Primogeniture  All inheritance to
the first born son.
“To go a-Viking”  Raiding and
pillaging
Eventually, they assimilated into
the cultures they had conquered
Why would so many people be drawn to Catholicism?
Monasteries offered a refuge from the Feudal system and
provided services to society.
Monasteries served as: hospitals, schools, inns, and publication
centers.
Investiture Controversy – Pope Gregory vs. Henry IV (Holy
Roman Emperor) in a battle over appointing Bishops.
Why would rulers fear a pope?
Excommunication  denying a follower access to the Holy
Sacraments
Interdict  denying sacraments to an entire people
The most important power in
Medieval Europe was the
Catholic Church, the one
institution that remained
throughout the age.
Popes often crowned kings and
influenced their rule
The church maintained a
hierarchical infrastructure that
helped in maintain strong
control over the populace
Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe…
Emperor Leo III bans icons from
religious sites
Supported by the Iconoclasts
60 years later, the Empress Irene
allows icon back in Churches as long
as they aren’t worshipped.
Finally settled on allowing pictures,
but not statues.
Pope vs. Patriarch on Iconoclast Controversy (Council of Nicaea sided with
Pope)
Byzantine Emperor refuses help to Pope when Lombards invade Italy.
Pope names Charlemagne (King of the Franks) as Holy Roman Emperor (a
formerly exclusive Byzantine title).
1054 CE – The Great Schism  Christian Church splits into Roman
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. (Pope and Patriarch excommunicate each
other).
Marriage to Theodora
Fought off major attacks from the
Sassanid Empire
Expanded empire to include parts of
Italy, North Africa, and Spain
Corpus of Civil Law
Improvements to infrastructure
(Hagia Sopia)
Forest dwellers, steppe
nomads, and Slav farmers
traded with each other.
Caravan trade linked Russia
with the Silk Road.
Active river-based trade was
conducted regionally as well.
Rus were western Slav farmers ruled by
Varangian (Viking) nobles. They established
key cities in Kiev and Novgorod as trade
centers.
In 980, Vladimir I became grand prince of Kiev,
establishing Orthodox Christianity as the state
religion, adopting the Cyrillic alphabet, and
imitating the culture of the Byzantine Empire.
Poor agricultural land, a short
growing season, and primitive
technology meant low food
production and the prominence of
trade.
Cities grew in size and prominence,
and artisans became more important
than peasants.
Christianity spread slowly in the
Kievan state.
Missionaries Cyril and Methodius
develop new language to convert
the Slavic peoples (Cyrillic)
Pagan customs and polygamy
continued until the 12th
century.
Church ultimately became a
powerful authority (taxes).
As the Byzantine Empire
collapses, Moscow will become
the “Third Rome” and center of
the Orthodox Church
What purpose does a political
cartoon serve?
How is it different from an
illustration?
What techniques to political
cartoonists use to make their
points?
Each of you have been assigned a topic/concept from the late
Medieval Era to research and report on.
Watch your assigned video (via the link on the class wiki’s “Daily
Assignments” page) or research your assigned topic.
Develop your own position on the topic (i.e., it was
transformative, necessary, destructive, beneficial, etc.).
Then, create a political cartoon to illustrate your point of view.
You will use this cartoon to present your issue/concept to the
class tomorrow.
The Babylonian Captivity and Western Schism
Victoria, Chris, Zae, Patty
The Magna Carta and Constitution of Clarendon
Savanna, Dakotah, Sarah, Cheyann
The Hundred Years’ War
Deanna, Jacob, Ethan, Izzy
Christian Anti-Semitism in Medieval Europe
Michael, Kes, Zach, Tara
The Little Ice Age/ Black Death
McKenzie, Brandon, Erika, Madison
14th Century Peasant Revolts
Michael, Abby, Kayla, Rebecca
Complete the organizer today as your ticket out the door.
Pick any two events or situations we discussed in class today and
identify what was desired, what conflict prevented it, and how
the individual overcame it on the organizer.
Turn in your chart to the homework bin before you leave
Homework: Read Chapter 19 and complete Guided Reading
worksheet or take notes on the whole chapter.