Reviewing for Middle Ages

Today in class we did our review for our middle ages test tomorrow, i think i will do pretty good on this test because i really made sure i paid attention this unit because i really need to bring my grade up so i am going to write down every fact he said should be on the test

Middle Ages = Medevil
AD 476 - AD 1453

This new society has roots in:
- Classical heritage of Rome
- beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
- customs of various Germanic tribes

Germanic Invaders
Overrun the western half of the Roman Empire causing:
- disruption of trade
- downfall of cities
- population shifts to rural areas

Effects of Invasion
Decline of learning
- tribes had oral tradition, songs, but couldnt read Greek or Latin
- Romance languages evolve (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian)
- few besides priests were literate

Germanic warriors loyalty is to the lord of the manor, he provides them w/ food, weapons, treasure

Clovis rules the Franks (which is where "France" comes from
in 496 he has a battlefield conversion - he and 3000 of his warriors became christians

Church plus Frankish Rulers equals rise in Christianity
in 520, benedict writes rules for monks:
- vows of poverty
- chastity
- obedience
his sister scholastica writes similar rulers for nuns
they operate schools, maintain libraries, copy books

Church revenues are used to help the poor, build roads, and raise armies
This is Theocracy
Gregorys spiritual kingdom extends from italy to england, from spain to germany

Clovis descendants include Charles Martel, known as Charles the Hammer
Hammer defeats a Muslim raiding party from Spain at the Battle of Tours in 732

Charles Martel's son is Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short dies in 768, leaving two sons
one of them being Charlemagne

Charlemagne fought the Muslims in Spain
fought germanic tribes