Europe After Rome

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Europe After Rome

• Ss.A.2.4.7 SS.A.3.4.4 SS.A.2.4.5 SS.A.1.4.2
  SS.B.2.4.1

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Europe After the Fall of Rome
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Germanic Society

• Romans Germans intermarry, cultures mix
• Familymost important institution
• German idea of family affects law
• Roman Law crimes like murder are crimes against
  state and society, criminal taken to trial,
  convicted or acquitted
• Germanic Law Crime is personal, crime of one
  against another leads to personal/violent revenge
• Wergild fines paid by offender to family of
  injured or killed person
• Ordeal Belief that divine intervention would not
  allow innocent people to be harmed

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Germanic Justice
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Role of the Church

• As Rome breaks apart, the church picks up the
  pieces steps in as stabilizing force
• Church becomes highly organized around parishes
  led by priests
• Bishops oversee many parishes in areas called a
  bishopric, or diocese
• Bishop of Rome becomes leader of entire Roman
  Catholic Church, known as pope
• Pope Gregory I solidifies power of papacy,
  converts many Germanic tribes, strengthens
  Christian influence in Europe

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Pope Gregory the Great
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Monasticism

• Living the life of a monk, a person who separates
  himself from the world to live a life of total
  dedication to God
• St. Benedict establishes basic monastic rules
• Monasteriesself contained communities, centers
  of learning
• Monks missionaries (esp. Ireland Britain)
• Women monks nuns

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Monastic Life
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The Germanic Kingdoms

• AD 500, Germanic kingdoms replace Romans
• Many states ruled by Germanic kings pop up
• Ostrogoths (Italy) and Visigoths (Spain) retain
  Roman government structure
• Romans not allowed to hold government office
• Roman culture weak in Britain, replaced by
  Anglo-Saxons
• Many Germanic states replaced by others
• Longest lasting Germanic state Franks (France)

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The Kingdom of the Franks

• Established by Clovis, warrior and first Germanic
  king to convert to Christianity
• Clovis faith in Christianity won him support of
  Roman Catholic Church (Western Christianity)
• Church happy to have king as friend
• Frankish kingdom occupies what is todays France
  and western Germany
• Kingdom divided by Clovis sons, after death

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The Franks
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Charlemagne the Carolingians

• 600-700 Frankish kings lose powers to mayors of
  the palace, who ran government/castle
• Pepin, son of Charles Martel (who defeated
  Muslims in Spain) rises to king, dies 768
• Pepins son Charles the Great (Charlemagne)
  becomes king of the Franks (764-814) establishes
  Carolingian Empire
• Counts acted for king across empire, Missi
  dominici (kings messengers) keep counts in check

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Emperor Charlemagne

• Charlemagne most powerful Christian king
• Crowned Emperor of the Romans by pope
• Symbolizes joining of Christian, Roman German
  cultures and societies
• Needing educated government and clergy, education
  important, esp. in monasteries
• Monks work in scriptoria, copying classic works
  of literature

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Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Great
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The Man Administrator Conqueror Patron of Learning
Athletic, well-spoken, charismatic Delegator Aggressive Warrior Revived classical study
Married four times Retained local customs Strong Frankish army Preserved Latin culture
Spoke Latin, understood Greek, could not write Divided kingdom into districts Expanded consolidated Frankish rule Established monastic palace schools
Left empire to this only son Used missi dominici to inspect and report on provinces
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Class Work

• On Page 296, write and answer questions 1, 2, 4,
  5, 6