MEDIEVAL EUROPE FIRST THERE WERE THE BARBARIANS THE
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
FIRST, THERE WERE THE BARBARIANS
THE VISIGOTHS
THE VANDALS
THE OSTROGOTHS
AND, OF COURSE The Huns
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
FARMERS WERE UNPROTECTED
THE CITIES WERE UNORGANIZED
THE ARMY WAS GONE
WHAT’S NEXT?
WE NEED A HERO! Clovis I
UNFORTUNATELY HIS DESCENDANTS WERE NOT SO STRONG
BUT THE BUTLER WAS GOOD.
MAYOR OF THE PALACE DOES GOOD Hey, look, Lombards!
REMEMBER THE LOMBARDS? Pepin the Short And Voila!King!
A LITTLE BATTLE, A LITTLE PRAYER, AND VOILA! Charles Another King!
NO, WAIT! An Emperor CHARLEMAGNE
HE DID WELL
THEN, HE DIED.
The Medieval Manor In Europe, people now lived on manors, self-sufficient communities consisting of a castle, church, village and surrounding farmlands.
MANORALISM (MEDIEVAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM) Most people lived on a manor, manor which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.
FEUDALISM (MEDIEVAL POLITICAL SYSTEM) The kings had lots of land; he gave land to lords in exchange for loyalty and money/food. Lords gave their land to knights in exchange for protection & money. Land given to knight for service was called a fief Anyone accepting fief was called a vassal Person from whom he accepted fief was his lord Knights let serfs work the land he would protect them. With a castle/keep and with fighting service. Serfs got food (that he grew) and shelter. Serfs were bound to the land (could not leave the manor Thus, each person had rights and Historians call system of exchanging land for military service the feudal system, or feudalism
Carcassonne: A Medieval Castle
* Purpose: * Designed for defense, not comfort -cold, dark, drafty - usually built on a hill
PARTS OF A CASTLE
* Motte-and-Bailey Castle (Courtyard)
* Moat * Wet - wastes and other nasty stuff * Dry were very common as well
* Drawbridge
* Portcullis
* Embrasures
* Machicolations (murder holes)
* Keep (most secure fortress)
THE KEEP
* Siege Warfare
Parts of a Medieval Castle
The Road to Knighthood KNIGHT SQUIRE PAGE
Chivalry: A Code of Honor and Behavior
WHAT IS CHIVALRY? A code of honor
Life on the Medieval Manor Serfs at work
FEUDALISM (MEDIEVAL SOCIAL PYRAMID)
The Medieval Catholic Church v filled the power vacuum left from the collapse of the classical world. v monasticism: § St. Benedict – Benedictine Rule of poverty, chastity, and obedience. § provided schools for the children of the upper class. § inns, hospitals, refuge in times of war. §monks missionaries to the barbarians. [St. Patrick, St. Boniface]
The Power of the Medieval Church v Pope Gregory I played a large part in the political system. v the church controlled about 1/3 of the land in Western Europe. v tried to curb feudal warfare only 40 days a year for combat. v tithe 1/10 tax on your assets given to the church. v Peter’s Pence 1 penny person [paid by the peasants].
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