The Middle Ages An Introduction IN the Middle

The Middle Ages An Introduction

IN the Middle of What Between Europe and Asia 2. Between to fall of Rome and the Renaissance 3. Between the Death of Caesar and the Fall of Rome 1.

The Middle of what? n The Middle Ages spanned from 476 C. E. to 1450 C. E. n But what’s it in the middle of? ? It’s the 900 years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance n

The Middle Ages and Medieval Times are the same thing. Yes 2. No 1.

What’s in a name? n Is it called the Middle Ages or Medieval Times? BOTH! Medieval is the Latin term meaning middle

Question… n. What happened that led to the start of the Middle Ages? Be specific!

This is how the Middle Ages begins n The Roman Empire fell in 476 C. E. n After the empire fell, western Europe fell into chaos. – No order or law to control people n There was no longer one unifying force to bring all of the people together. – Everything the Roman Empire created is forgotten

The Dark Ages

People Suddenly Forgot The accomplishments of the Roman Empire Yes 2. No 1.

Periods of the Middle Ages n Early Middle Ages (aka the Dark Ages) – 476 -1000 C. E. – Constant wars, invasions – Communication is difficult (people speak different languages) – Very little travel

Question… n. Why is it important to communicate and travel?

Life in Medieval Europe

Periods of the Middle Ages n High Middle Ages – 1000 -1300 C. E. – Stronger society, more organized – Strong nobility and church – Major events: Crusades, Magna Carta – Feudal System begins § (Economic and political system, dividing classes of people)

Feudal Society

Some of the Events of the High Middle Ages are 1. 2. 3. 4. Magna Carta Black Death Feudalism All of the Above

Question… n. What are the positives and negatives to organizing a society based on classes of people? (nobility, commoners etc)

Periods of the Middle Ages n Late Middle Ages – 1300 -1450 C. E. – Time of both tragedy and hope – Major events: 100 Years’ War, Black Death – Society starts to change § New ideas emerge, overseas exploration

End of the Middle Ages

One of the events that contribute ti the end of the middle ages was the Black Death. Yes 2. No 1.

Question… n During the Middle Ages, much of what the Greeks and the Romans taught society was forgotten… n How will people “relearn” what the Greeks and the Romans taught us?