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You need:

Bell Ringer (Fall of Rome), blank sheet of

paper, one-pager template

Bell Ringer: October 9(10), 2017

1. Pick up a copy of the “Bell Ringer: Fall of Rome”

2. In the summary space, describe the reasons for the fall of Rome

Economic disruption, movement from city to country, division of the empire, invasion by Germanic tribes

Housekeeping

• Pass back papers

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• Take this time to set up your Cornell notes, turn in homework, and grab your clickers

Announcements/Materials

Announcements

• Bell Ringer worksheets FOR A GRADE!

Materials

• Spiral/paper

• One-pager template

Lesson Objective

• Explain the development of Christianity as a unifyingsocial and political factor in medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire.

1. What are we learning?

• Rewrite the LO into a question. • How would

• How will

• How might

• Why would

• Why will

• Why might

Word Wall Vocabulary:

• Age of Faith: time period characterized by widespread faith in Christianity and the Church as a source of political power

• Middle Ages: time period after the fall of Rome

• Secular: non-religious

• Canon Law: laws made by the church

• Byzantium: capital of the Byzantine Empire

• Excommunication: removal from the church

Christianity in Europe

The Spread of Christianity

• In the west, no single empire arose in Rome. Germanic groups established many small kingdoms.

• In the late 500s, a group of monks led by Augustine of Canterbury arrived in an area called Kent

• Many people were converted and Christianity spread throughout England

The Spread of Christianity

• The Franks were a powerfulGermanic kingdom (present day France)

• Their leader, Clovis, promised to become Christian if his troops won a particular battle

• Franks became a major power in Western Europe

The Power of the Church

• The church and state had a very close connection

• Authority was based on the Church

• For example, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne (a Frank) as emperor

• The church used excommunication and interdict to control the kings

• They also created a system called “canon law” to regulate people’s conduct

Why Christianity?

• During the Middle Ages, life was very difficult

• The church provided stability and security in times of frequent wars

• Shared belief in the church bonds the people of Medieval Europe together

• The Middle Ages are seen as the “Age of Faith”

Turn and Talk

Why might the church remain a powerful institution even though Western Rome fell?

ANS: The church held power over kings with the threat of excommunication and provided a bond for the people of medieval England due to shared beliefs.

Christianity in The Byzantine Empire

Christianity in the Byzantine Empire

• Constantine, a Roman emperor, moved the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and created a new center for Christian authority

Christianity in the Byzantine Empire

• The political division of Rome, along with culturaland language differences leads to a split in the church

• The result of the split is two separate branches of Christianity: Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Christianity in the Byzantine Empire

• Justinian, a Byzantine emperor, constructed the Hagia Sophia to show the close relationship between the church and state.

• Cyril and Methodius create a new alphabet, called the Cyrillic language, to promote religion the Slavs (a group of people living in the Byzantine Empire).

Turn and Talk

How might the church have power in the Byzantine Empire?

Similar to Western Rome, Christianity spread through the Byzantine Empire and the church had a close relationship with the state, as evidenced by the construction of the HagiaSophia.

Independent Practice: One-Pager

• Complete the one-pager

• Topic: Christianity as a Unifying Factor

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