The test were so hard!!!!!!!!!! I do so bad on it. This is the worse score I have ever get!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope I can get some extra credit. I don't know why I did so bad on it, I didn't open my computer during class I look at the Power Point very carefully but I just don't know how my score get that bad!! They all get better than I do.
I think I need to look more carefully on the details, even the things that do not seen that important. I wish I can do better next time and also get some extra credit to make my grade better.
WHY WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA??!!
Empire Building:
- Many Germanic kingdoms that succeeded the Roman Empire were reunited under Charlemagne's empire.
Setting The Stage:
- the gradual decline of the Roman Empire ushered in en era of European history called the Middle Ages, or the medieval period.
- 500 to 1500
- a new society slowly emerged
- root in:
- the classical heritage of Rome
- the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
- the customs of various Germanic tribes
Invasion of Western Europe:
Fifth century, Germanic invaders overran the western half of the Roman Empire It cause a series of changes that altered the economy, government and culture
- Disruption of Trade
- Downfall of Cities
- Population Shifts
- The Decline of Learning
- the Germanic invaders could not read and write.
- The development of various languages mirrored the continued breakup of a once-unified empire.
Germanic Kingdoms Emerges:
400 and 600, Germanic kingdoms replaced Roman provinces
- The Concept of Government Changes
- along with shifting boundaries, the empire concept of government changed
- every Germanic chief led a band of warriors who had pledged their loyalty to him
- Clovis Rules the Franks
- in the Roman province of Gaul, a Germanic people called the Franks held power. Their leader was Clovis.
- He bring Christianity to the region.
Germans Adopt Christianity
Politics played a key role in spreading Christianity. the Church, with the help of Franklish rulers, had converted many Germanic peoples.
- Monasteries, Convents, and Manuscripts
- to adapt to rural conditions, the Church built religious communities called monasteries
- 520, Italian monk named Benedict began writing a book describing a strict yet practical set of rules for monasteries
- Monasteries also became Europe's Best-educated communities.
- Papal Power Expands Under Gregory
- 590, Gregory 1, also called Gregory the Great, become pope
- Under Gregory the papacy also became a secular, or worldly, power involved in politics
An Empire Evolves
After the Roman Empire disclosed, small kingdoms sprang up all over Europe. Franks controlled the largest and strongest of Europe's kingdoms.
- Charles Martel Emerges
- 700, an official know as the major doom, or mayor of palace, had become the most powerful person in the Frankish kingdom.
- The mayor of the palace in 719, Charles Martel held more power than the king
- defeated Muslim raiders from Spain at the Battle of Tour in 732.
- Charles Martel's victory at Tours made him a Christian hero
- he passed his power to his son after his death
- the pope anointed Pepin "king by the grace of God"
- Thus began the Carolingian Dynasty, the family that would rule the Franks from 751 to 987.
Charlemagne Becomes Emperor
Pepin the Short died in 768. He left his kingdom to his two sons, Carloman and Charles. After Carloman's death in 771, Charles, who was known as Charlemagne, ruled the kingdom. He stood six feet four inches tall
- Charlenagne Extends Frankish Rule
- he built an empire greater than any known since ancient Rome
- 800, he travel to Rome to crush an unruly mob that had attacked the pope
Charlemagne Leads a Revival
- strengthened his royal power by limiting the authority of the nobles
Charlemagne's Heirs
- a year after his death in 814, he crowned his only surviving son, Louis the Pious, as emperor, Louis was devoutly religious man but an ineffective ruler.
- he left 3 sons, they divided the empire into three kingdoms
- the lack of strong rulers led to a new system of governing and landholding - feudalism
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