causes and characteristics of the middle ages
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The Middle Ages. Causes and Characteristics of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages. The Middle Ages: What is it? Name given to the time period after the gradual decline of the Roman Empire . Lasts roughly 1000 years, 500-1500 Sometimes called The Dark Ages or medieval period. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Causes and Characteristics of the Middle AgesThe Middle Ages
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The Middle Ages
1. The Middle Ages: What is it?a. Name given to the time period between the fall of Rome and the
Renaissance.b. Lasts roughly 1000 years, 500-1500c. Sometimes called The Dark Ages or medieval
period.d. Often seen as a very bleak and dangerous periode. Had roots in:
i. The classical heritage of Romeii. The beliefs of the Roman Catholic Churchiii. The customs of various Germanic tribes
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Fall of Rome
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Causes of the Middle Ages
2. Causes of the Middle Agesa. Fall of Romeb. Invasions of Germanic Tribes
i. Disruption of Trade: Merchant trade collapsed and Europe’s economic centers were destroyed. Money also became scarce.
ii. Downfall of cities: Cities were abandoned as centers of administration.
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Causes of the Middle Ages
b. Invasionsiii. Europe became rural: Roman cities left without
strong leadership. Population shifted to the countryside.
iv. Decline of learning: Germanic invaders could not read or write. Learning became less important as people moved to rural areas.
v. Loss of a common language: Latin changed as Germanic people mixed with Roman population.
vi. Loss of centralized rule: Germanic tribes did not have codified laws nor an educated bureaucracy for ruling purposes.
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Characteristics of the Middle Ages
3. Changes that occurred as a Result of the Fall of Rome
a. New Germanic Kingdoms Emerge (Holy Roman Empire)
b. Rise of feudalism in Europe
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Characteristics of the Middle Ages
3. Changes that occurred as a Result of the Fall of Rome
c. The power of the Church grew rapidlyd. Europe became rural as cities shranke. No major emphasis on learningf. Decline in Trade
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Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages
3. Changes that occurred as a Result of the Fall of Rome
g. New languages replace Latinh. Early signs of modern European countries start to appear (England & France)