The Early Middle Ages

Tuesday, April 4

Medieval Ages● 5th-15th centuries● Influences:

○ Rome ○ Catholic beliefs○ Germanic

Tribes

Dark Ages● Period within the

medieval ages● Social, cultural,

economic decline

Germanic Tribes● 500- 1000 AD● Ostrogoths- Italy● Visigoths- Spain● Franks- Gaul● Vandals- North

Africa

Germanic Tribes, Continued● Angles/ Satons/ Jutes● Celtic people-

Ireland/ Scotland● Norse- Norway● Swedes- Sweden● Finns- England

Daily Life in the Medieval Ages

Thursday, April 6

Life in Middle Ages● Urban vs. Rural life● Romance languages

○ Spanish, French, Italian

● Trade● Literacy

Religion in Middle Ages● Catholic church-

powerful○ Monasteries/

Convents● Missionaries

The VikingsTuesday, March 11

Origins● Scandinavia

○ Norway, Denmark, Sweden

● Viking Age○ 800 AD-1066 AD

● Pagan- no contact with Rome

● “To Raid”

Viking Raids● Longships

■ 300 men per ship

■ 172 oars● Began in the 700s

○ England

Erik the Red● Norwegian Viking

○ First Norse settlement in Greenland

● Son: Leif Erikson○ Traveled to North

America

Decline of the Vikings● 1066: Defeated by

English● Stopped expanding● Spread of

Christianity

Chivalry and Knighthood

Friday, April 21

Code of Chivalry ● Your assignment...write your own

code of chivalry (2 pages, double spaced)○ Include: 5

qualities/characteristics you live by under your oath

○ Why you choose to live by these characteristics

○ A time in which a conflict made it hard to live by these virtues/qualities included in your code

Coat of Arms ● Used by knights to identify them in battle● Your assignment is...to create a coat of arms that

represents you○ Include:

■ Color- you will be graded on how you use color on your coat of arms, use detail!!!

■ An animal that represents you ■ Check out this website to give you some inspiration:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/blog/genes-reunited-blog/archive/2013/11/7/what-the-symbols-on-coats-of-arms,-family-crests-and-seals-mean

■ Include a description of your coat and why you chose the aspects you did (1 page, double spaced)

Feudalism

Tuesday, April 24

Definition ● Social and economic system

based around who owned land

● Not being ruled by a king but by lords, barons

● Vassals- subordinate to lords ○ Owed service

Land● Manors

○ Houses, villages, land● Manor land

○ Split● Fiefs- land loans given as

rewards

Class System

Social Structure of Feudalism

Thursday, April 27

Social Structure● 3 types of people:

○ Those who fought: nobles

○ Those who prayed: men & women of church

○ Those who worked: peasants

Nobles ● Manors- self

sufficient● All men expected

to fight

Church ● Dominated daily life ● Brought together people

from all classes● Clergy members

Peasants● Workers

○ Free, Church land○ 2-3 days of work/week

● Paid tithes to Church● Serfs vs. Peasants

High Middle Ages

Friday, April 28

High Middle Ages● 1000-1300● Rapidly increasing

population● More food production● New social system

New Social Class● Middle class →

bourgeoisie● Jews in society

○ Bankers, money lenders

○ Couldn’t own land

Tuesday, May 2

High Middle Ages

The Catholic Church● Most powerful church ● Cathedrals and

churches built at fast rate○ Headquarters of

Bishops○ Wealthy

● Gothic style architecture

Medieval Fairs

● “Pilgrim”● Make pilgrimage to

fairs○ Economic → trade

goods○ Entertainment

Working Class ● Guilds- association for occupations

● Positions○ Apprentices

■ Teenage boys, 7 years, unpaid

○ Journeyman■ After Apprenticeship, paid

○ Master■ Need approval of guild■ Own shops