The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages

• The Emergence of Europe

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New Germanic Kingdoms

• The Transformation of the Roman World
• Germanic tribes began moving onto the Roman
  Empire
• As Imperial power vanished, Germanic kingdoms
  solidified

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New Germanic Kingdoms

• Ostragoths in Italy
• Visigoths in Spain
• Vandals in Africa
• Angles and Saxons in Great Britain
• Franks in Central Europe

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New Germanic Kingdoms

• Kingdom of the Franks
• Clovis
• Established the first great empire in Europe
• Converted to Christianity around 500
• Gained favor of the Roman Catholic Church
• Kingdom divided upon his death

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New Germanic Kingdoms
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New Germanic Kingdoms

• Society of the Germans
• Intermarried with Romans
• Formed new society
• Social bond is the family
• Work
• protection

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Kingdom of Charlemagne

• Local mayors lost power
• Pepin steps in to assume kingship
• Charles (son) takes over in 768
• Expanded territory
• Carolingian Empire

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Kingdom of Charlemagne

• Charlemagne as emperor
• Powerful Christian ruler
• Named Holy Roman Emperor in 800
• Defender of the papacy

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Role of the Christian Church

• Organization of the Church
• Developed government
• Bishops controlled diocese
• Archbishop ruled bishops

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Role of the Christian Church

• Bishop of Rome leader of the western Christian
  church
• Power of the pope grew throughout the 6th century
• Gregory I established control of the papal states
  around Rome

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Role of the Christian Church

• Monks and Missionaries
• Monks sought life of isolated devotion to Christ
• Provided moral example to Christians

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Role of the Christian Church

• Monks and Monasteries
• Became an example
• Began living in communal groups
• St. Benedict established laws
• Held lands for self-sufficiency
• Became the social workers of the times

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Role of the Christian Church