Western Civ. Blog
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Tuesday
Germanic kingdoms unite under Charlemagne
- Middle ages= medieval period
- 476- 1453 AD
- medieval europe is fragmented
- this is a new society
- this new society has roots in
- classic heritage of rome
- beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
- customs of various Germanic tribes
- 5th century Germanic invaders
- overrun the western half of the roman empire
- causing
- disruption of trade
- downfall of cities
- population shifts to rural areas
- Germanic kingdoms emerge: AD 400-600
- Germanic warriors' loyalty is to the lord of the manor he provides them with food, weapons, treasure
- results: no orderly government for large areas
- small communities rule
- church revenues are used to help the poor, build roads, and raise armies
- this is theocracy
- Hammer defeats a muslim raiding party from spain at the Battle of Tours in 732
Friday, May 23, 2014
Friday
We went over the powerpoint.
- Medieval 476-1453 AD
- from the end of the Roman Empire to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks
- The new Society
- classical heritage of Rome
- beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
- customs of various Germanic tribes
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Wednesday
today we went over the powerpoint again.
- Charles the Hammer
- Pepin the Short
- Charles the Great
- Charlemagne
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Tues
Germanic Kingdoms
- Middle Ages
- medieval period
- 500-1500 AD
- Medieval Europe is fragmented
- Invasions Trigger changes in Western Europe
- invasions and constant warfare spark new friends
- Disruption of trade
- Europe's cities are no longer economic centers
- money is scarce
- Downfall of Cities
- cities are no longer centers of administration
- Population Cities
- nobles retreat to the rural areas
- cities don't have strong leadership
- Decline of Learning
- Germanic invaders are illiterate
- priests and church officials could read and write
- loss of language
- dialects develop in different regions
- ALL INVOLVED FROM LATIN
- Germanic kingdoms emerge
- the concept of government changes
- roman society: loyal to public gov't
- Germanic society: loyal to family
- chief led warriors
- during peace, provided food, weapons, treasure, a place to live
- The franks under Clovis
- battlefield conversion
- Constantine
- warriors and himself baptized
- church in rome approves of this "alliance"
- Germanic peoples adopt Christianity
- Pope Gregory
- expands papal power
- King is like pope, pope is like king
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