Early Middle
Ages
500 to 1000
A.D.
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Day 1
Warm up
Greece/Rome Test: Turn in packets
Textbook worksheet
Begin notes
Early Middle Ages notes on invaders and
Charlemagne
• Finish worksheet
Daily Objective
The student will demonstrate knowledge of Western Europe during the
Middle Ages from about 500 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its impact on
Western civilization by
 sequencing events related to the invasions, settlements, and influence of
migratory groups, including Angles, Saxons, Magyars, and Vikings.
 explaining the rise of Frankish kings, the Age of Charlemagne, and the
revival of the idea of the Roman Empire on a textbook worksheet.
Warm-up 1(Test Day)
Give the letter of
1. Capital of the Roman Empire
2. Gaul
3. Britain
4. Birthplace of Judaism and
Christianity F
5. First Democracy E
6. Destroyed by Rome in Punic
Wars H
7. The wars that united Athens and Sparta against an empire were
the Persian or Peloponnesian Wars?
8. The type of government in Sparta was a democracy or oligarchy?
9. The first emperor of Rome was Julius or Augustus?
10. The Roman emperor who moved the capital and legalized
Christianity was Constantine or Nero?
11. The Roman Empire fell in 476 AD or 476 BC?
Warm-up 2 (2 slides)
1. The Angles and Saxons settled in
England or France?
2. The Franks settled in Gaul or
Carthage?
3. The Frankish King who
conquered an empire and was
crowned “Holy Roman
Emperor” by the Pope was
Clovis or Charlemagne?
4. Charlemagne’s empire combined
Roman, Christian, and English
or German traditions?
CENTRAL
ASIA
Russia
Hungary
North Africa
3. The invaders depicted in orange are the Vikings or Muslims?
4. The invaders in purple are the Angles and Saxons or Magyars?
5. The Muslim Empire (in green) was stopped from expanding
further into western Europe at the Battle of Tours or Isis?
Day 2
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Warm up
Terms
Invaders map (SmartBoard-together)
Invaders chart
Feudalism Notes
Terms
Study for quiz tomorrow!
Daily Objective
The student will demonstrate knowledge of Western Europe during
the Middle Ages from about 500 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its
impact on Western civilization by
 b) explaining the structure of feudal society and its economic,
social, and political effects on a terms list and chart
Warm-up 3
1. Which change was a result of the rise of the feudal
system?
 A. Major cities were established.
 B. Local lords had the most political power.
2. Self-sufficient communities ruled by lords were called
city-states or manors?
3. In return for farming the lord’s land a serf received
protection or land?
A __________ would pledge his loyalty and military service
in exchange for a grant of land. serf or vassal?
4. The grant of land given to a vassal was called a fief or
lord?
Day 3
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Warm up
Quiz
Notes on Church
Finish Terms
Review 26-32
Daily Objective
The student will demonstrate knowledge of Western Europe during
the Middle Ages from about 500 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) in terms of its
impact on Western civilization by
a) sequencing events related to the spread and influence of
Christianity and the Catholic Church throughout Europe on a
terms list and review.
Warm-up 4
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Which factor strengthened both the Christian Church and
the empire of Charlemagne?
A. Unity between politics and religion
B. Respect for elders and ancestors
2. This illuminated manuscript was probably created in a
monastery or palace?
3. Missionaries carried Christianity and Latin or Greek alphabet to
Germanic tribes.
4. Who anointed Charlemagne Emperor: Patriarch or Pope
5. Who served the religious and social needs of the people. Lords or
parish priests
6. Who could read and write: the serfs or the clergy (priests, monks,
nuns, bishops, etc.)
Day 4
1. Warm up questions
2. Finish Review/packets
3. MANOR PROJECT: Design your own manor.
Include everything needed to be self-sufficient:
• farmland
• manor house
• serf’s cottages
• church
• defenses (walls)
• water source
• fuel source
• name the manor
• Study for TEST tomorrow!
Objective: SWBAT describe the characteristics of
Early Medieval Society on a Quiz ,Test Review, and
project
Warm-up 5
1. Scandinavians who invaded Europe and settled
in Russia were called — Vikings or Aryans
2. Feudal relationships defined land ownership and
protection agreements between —
A. serfs and peasants
B. lords and vassals
3. The Frankish kings expanded their territory
most often through — conquest or inheritance
4. What was the main role of serfs in the feudal
system? soldiers or laborers
5. The Battle of Tours was significant because it
marked the —
A. end of Muslim expansion into Western Europe
B. end of the Crusades in the Middle East
6. Where did the Magyars settle Hungary or Gaul?
Day 5
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Warm up
Turn in packets
Early Middle Ages Test
Begin High Middle Ages
Intro to the Middle Ages
A Life of Treachery
Germanic Kingdoms
Invasions by Germanic tribes shattered
Roman protection over Western Europe.
Population, trade, and learning declined.
Eventually, Germanic tribes carved up
Western Europe into small kingdoms.
Anglo-Saxon Invaders
•The Angles and Saxons were tribes that came from
continental Europe and invaded Britain which
became known as England (Angles Land).
Franks
•The Franks were the most successful of the
Germanic kingdoms.
Clovis
• Clovis became king of
the Franks, conquered
the former Roman
province of Gaul, and
converted to
Christianity
Islamic Empire
• The Islamic Empire emerged in 622 AD.
Over the next 100 years, Muslims conquered
the Middle East and all of North Africa. In
711 Muslims from North Africa (Moors)
took over Spain.
•The Franks stopped the
Muslims from advancing
further into Europe at the
Battle of Tours (732 AD).
Germanic Invaders
Charlemagne
•Charlemagne became king of the Franks and
built an empire that included most of Western
Europe (France, Germany, and a part of
Italy).
•He united the empire by building
roads, schools and churches.
• Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as
Emperor in 800 CE. This formed an alliance
between the Frankish Kings and the
Christian Church, reviving Roman culture
in Western Europe.
•Charlemagne’s empire
blended German, Roman,
and Christian traditions
throughout Western
Europe.
•Upon his death,
Charlemagne’s
Empire was
divided.
Medieval Culture
New Invasions in Western Europe
New Invasions by the
Vikings and Magyars
disrupted order in
Europe.
Vikings
• Vikings were expert
sailors and ferocious
fighters who originated
in Scandinavia and
looted and burned
communities from
Ireland to Russia.
• Scandinavian
countries
include:
Norway,
Finland,
Sweden, and
Denmark.
The Vikings settled in Russia
Russia
Magyars
•Magyars were nomadic
people that overran Central
Asia and then plundered parts
of Germany and France.
• After 50 years they were turned
back and settled into what is
present day Hungary.
ASIA
Magyar invasions
Hungary
Viking Invasions and
Early Norman Manors
Influence of these invasions:
•Towns emptied and trade was disrupted.
• People fled to manors with castles that
provided protection from invaders.
• They entered into feudal agreements with
the lords of the manors who promised
them protection.
Manorial System During the Middle Ages
• A manors was the lord’s
estate.
•Manors were selfsufficient agricultural
communities. Everything
one needed was made on
the manor. From crops,
clothing, fuel, to a water
source.
• Manors had a rigid class structure: Nobles
were at the top (king, lords, and knights) and
serfs were at the bottom.
King
Lords
Knights
Vassals
Serfs (peasants)
Feudalism
• A loosely organized system of
government based on the exchange
of land for protection and services
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• A lord would give a grant of land called a fief
to a knight. In return the knight would fight
for the lord.
The knight who received the fief became the
lord’s vassal.
The vassal would pledge his loyalty and
military service to the greater lord. In turn
he would become lord of his own smaller
manor (fief).
Manors and the Feudal System
• The lords held most of the power in
feudal society because they had
complete control over their manors
and the people who lived there.
• Kings had very little direct control over the
people. They had high social status, but
little power.
Weak Kings and Strong Nobles
•Knights were
mounted warriors
who pledged to
defend their lords’
lands.
Knights
• Serfs were peasants
who were bound to
the land. The serfs
farmed the land for
the lords in return for
protection from
invaders. Serfs made
up most of the
population.
Serfs
How did Church grow in
importance?
 The Church grew in importance as
the authority of the government
declined.
 The Church
gained political
influence by
crowning of
Charlemagne.
 The clergy (priests, monks, nuns, bishops,
etc.) were among the few who could read
or write.
 Charlemagne sent out missionaries,
spreading Christianity and the Latin
alphabet to Germanic tribes.
• Local parish priests served the
needs of the people
• Priests performed sacraments –
important religious ceremonies
like baptism and marriage.
• Clergy, which consisted of Priest
and Nuns, assisted the people in
many of their needs. Such as
aiding the sick and the poor.
• Monasteries
preserved GrecoRoman cultural
achievements by
copying ancient
texts.
• The Church and the
Monarchs competed for
power.
Vs.
•The Pope would often
threaten excommunication banishment from the church
- to gain power from the
monarchs.
The Roman Catholic
Church
Review
Video Quiz
The Battle of Tours was significant because it
marked the end of —
1. the Muslim expansion into Western Europe
2. the Crusades in the Middle East
1. The Angles and Saxons?