| Term | Definition |
| Germanic Tribes | Germanic tribes increased in power as the Western Roman Empire weakened.
1: Ostrogoths
2: Visigoths
3: Franks (France)
4: Angles and Saxons (Britain)
5: Huns (Asia)
6:Vandals |
| The Roman Catholic Church | 1 Church officials stepped into provide protection and order after the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
2 The Bishop of Rome was called the pope (''papa''). They became very powerful. |
| What are the main Germanic tribes ? | 1: Ostrogoths
2: Visigoths
3: Franks (France)
4: Angles and Saxons (Britain)
5: Huns (Asia)
6:Vandals |
| The Carolingian Empire | Gaul (modern-day France) was invaded by the Franks. |
| The Carolingian Empire 481 A.D. | Clovis- a Frankish leader who united tribes in Gaul.
-Established capital city to Paris
-One religion to Christianity
-One set of laws |
| The Carolingian Empire 732 A.D. | Charles Martel (Charles the hammer)
-stopped Islamic innovation in Gaul (France) at the battle of the Tours. |
| The Carolingian Empire 771 - 800 A.D. | Charles ( grandson of Charles Martel )
-became known as Charlemagne-''Charles the Great''
-crowned Roman emperor by pope on Christmas day |
| Charlemagne was known for | : Education
:Christian lit. copied
: Roads |
| Charlemagne tried to learn read and wright | Contributors of Charlemagne:
-supporter of education through monks in monasteries
-paid monks to copy out manuscripts of scripture
-taught better way to form
-repaired roads and built churches |
| What did Charlemagne force on people | He forced people to be baptized as Christians |
| Rise of feudalism | Events of feudalism:
-division
-weak leadership
-Invasions (Norsemen or Vikings) |
| Feudal System Handout | Feudalism solved need for :
-support (food to eat)
-protection (military aid ) |
| fief | a piece of land |
| manor | the home of a noble/lord |
| serf | a peasant |
| vassal | a person who owes loyally and service to a lord in exchange for protection and lord |
| baron | a noble landowner who pledged service to a king |
| monarch | king |
| Growths of towns | Led to decline in feudism |
| town charter | freed people from many feudal duties
a legal document listing privileges of the towns people |
| 790 Vikings invade | Europe |
| major kingdoms | Spain (Iberian peninsula) |
| Christian kingdoms worked to | take back land from Muslims |
| 900's-1400's | became known as the reconquista (reconquest) |
