Mike+Park

H/M May 27, 2009


 * 1) = How did the Church attempt to enhance the quality of life in medieval Europe? The church attempted to enhance the quality of life in medieval Europe by telling people to work together. =
 * 2) = Why do you think medieval peasants would support the Church? They would support because the church itself was for the poor. =
 * 3) = How did the Church bring about an increase in political stability in Europe? The church separated people with classes by jobs they had. =
 * 4) = How were a feudal manor and a monastic community similar? They are similar by the way which they have duties to do. =
 * 5) = What were some of the problems and abuses that arose within the medieval Church? The medieval church made the country confusing by dividing power into two, the king and the church's, and Pope Innocence 3 even believes that church is more powerful. =
 * 6) = Did the Church provide for greater or less order in medieval society? The church provided greater order in medieval society. =
 * 7) = Could a bishop or abbot be a feudal lord as well? A bishop or abbot could not be a feudal lord. =
 * 8) = Read the documents in the packet and answer the questions that accompany them. What? =
 * 9) = Why do you think that the European Middle Ages is known as the "Age of Faith"? I think it is known as the "Age of Faith" because people trusted in church. =

Monks and Peasants The life in middle ages was very difficult. People were uneducated and feared supernatural. They lived in unsecured places, and their fear was endless. Half of the children died from diseases, and it was common for them to be an orphan. The works in middle ages were seasonal. They depended on agriculture. Which means that they drank and played around in winter and worked only in summer. The life of monks looked heavenly to the peasants. The peasants would go to the church and join a monastery. Monasteries were group of monks joined together and they lived inside a closed building. One of the famous monks was Saint Benedict, and he eventually became an abbot. An abbot is head of the church. People tried to kill him since he was too strict. He made a rule of Benedict, which was to eliminate the will. They couldn’t even talk, since talking was their will. They tried twice to poison him by first poisoning his water and secondly poisoning his bread, but he cleared water and a bird stole the bread. He eventually died. Vikings They appeared on the Northern Europe, 1200 years ago. They sailed on the seas and traded. They buried in their ships. They were still barbarians, and wild. They journeyed all over places. The climate was very cold, and vikings' number increased. They attacked brutally and violently. The ships were great since their only transportation was by boats. The vessels made a new discovery of design. They had divided themselves into groups, they had chiefs every group. The Viking longship, the boat of Vikings were great ships. They almost won every battle. They traveled in seas and oceans, and then sneaked into lands by rivers and streams. They all voted. They all voted kings for them. The England was the first victims of the Vikings

3 aspects of Medieval Age

-Weapon There were many kinds of weapons. For example, there were weapons like swords, battle ax, pole ax, dagger, lance, bows and arrows, and lastly, crossbows. The great sword and large swords became popular in 13th century. Usually Vikings used the axe, and the most popular axe was pole axe. Pole axes were used to strike the opponent's head since pole means "head". Dagger was the smallest weapon that the knight used.

-Commoners

They were the lowest class of all, and paid most of the taxes. They were neither belonged to church nor nobility. They didn't leave since there was nowhere else to go. Other places were owned by other owners. They dressed poorly, and also the house was built poorly.

-Food

The food in the Northern Europe was mainly meat, while the southern Europe's main food were vegetables, fruits and herbs. They also used olive oil instead of butter. The banquet served food for everyone, but the riches had table manners and used spoons, knifes and trenchers. Foods were smoked, dried, pickled, and salted to preserve food. Also the castles kept honey, which was used to sweeten food.

Feudalism Notes (The Feudal and Manorial Systems)

In Europe in mIddle ages, the feudal and manorial system governed life and required people to perform certain duties and obligation3

Castle - for defense

Knights were usually paid for their services with land - fief vassal - anyone accepting a fief lord - who gives the land feudal system - exchange of land

fealty - promise to remain loyal Knight had certain financial obligations to lord

complicated system - because of levels - more than one lord

manorial system - because it was built around large estates called manors most of manor's land occupied by fields for crops, pastures for animals slept on straws and brought animals into bed for extra heat windows - holes in a wall

Assignment 1 - The Barbarians 1. Since these barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", do you think they were friendly towards each other? Why or why not? Since the barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", I think they were unfriendly as the one with most power ruled. 2. One of the tribes we didn't study was called the Merovingians. Who were the Merovingians? (Use source 1 to answer this question.) The German tribes weren't barbarians. They built houses, and tried to build up civilization. The king of the tribe was Merovingians. 3. Who was Clovis and why was his conversion to Christianity important in history? (Use source 2) Clovis was a Merovingian king, and was also a brutal warrior. His conversion encouraged the whole tribe to become Christian, which led Muslims invade. Assignment 2 - The Dark Ages  1. What is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages? AD.476, The one thousand year after the fall of Rome is the beginning of the Middle ages. 2. What is the Latin name for the Middle Ages? The Latin name for Middle Ages is Medieval. 3. Why do you think the Middle Ages are often called the "__**Dark**__ Ages"? What was the only hope for people during these difficult times? It was also called the Dark Ages because the great civilizations have fallen. The only hope for them was Christianity, believing in Heaven. 4. While Europe was in the "Dark Ages", what was happening in the rest of the world? The Muslims improved work of Ancient Greeks while civilization flourished in Asia. 5. How long did the "Dark Ages" last and what year did they end? The Dark Ages lasted about 800~1000 and it ended in 1450. 6. What does Renaissance mean and what happened during this time? Renaissance means rebirth and Columbus sailed to America, literacy spread and scientists made great discoveries in Renaissance.

Assignment 3 - The Franks Clovis and future Merovingian kings ruled the Frankish Kingdom for about 200 years (481 C.E. to 700 C.E.). Then came Charlemagne, who was the son of Pepin the Short. Answer the following questions using the sources above. 1. How did Charlemagne and the Franks turn their kingdom into an empire? Under his control, he doubled the land of Frank kingdom. 2. What did Charlemagne do to educate people? He built schools in the empire and gathered scholars. 3. How and why did Charlemagne preserve ancient texts? He gathered scholars and made them copy the ancient text to learn.

1. a. How are monks and monasteries related? Monasteries are community of monks, which was all over the medieval age. b. Why did missionaries travel to northern Europe? Missionaries travel to northern Europe to spread Christianity. c. Why do you think monks followed such strict rules? I think the monks followed such strict rules because they thought that they are getting closer to God.

2. a. What is Charlemagne famous for? Charlemagne is famous for war fares and building schools. b. What do you think Charlemagne’s greatest accomplishment was? Why? I think building school was the greatest accomplishment because the people weren't very educated at that time.

3. a. What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid? The vikings raided Britain, Ireland, and other parts of western Europe. b. Why were people in Europe so frightened of Viking raids? People in Europe was so frightened because Vikings could raid anywhere because they could sail ships.

4. Now you see why you might need the protection of knights. Look back at your list and add to it. What services might you hire knights to perform?


 * Middle Ages - a period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500.
 * medieval - Latin word for "middle age"
 * Patrick - A monk that turned Irish to christianity
 * monks - religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities
 * monasteries - communities of monks
 * Benedict - a Italian monk who created the benedictine rule
 * Charlemagne - a brilliant leader and warrior and a king who let Franks building a huge empire

Notes on PowerPoint

Islam - to surrender - obey - sincere - peace Had problems since thousand years old

Muslim - anyone that does a action of Islam -put "Mu" in front

Islam is based on = Correct belief, Correct Action -Together- Beliefs in Islam - Angles, Allah, Books, Prophets, Day of Judgment

How Islam = Peace?

Correct Belief, One purpose

Hajj - pilgrimage to Mekka

1. What are somethings that didn't surprise you about the information on the map?
==The Islams are all over the world. 2. Which areas/countries of the world are you surprised have a large Muslim population? ==

I think the Islam is spread out so much because they like to travel a lot.
Mapping the Modern Muslim World **Photo Gallery Questions:** //** 1. In what way are the Muslims you see in the photo gallery different? **// Their dressings are different by places. I think they are different because there are many different Muslim countries and the countries have different cultures.
 * //2. What do you think accounts for these differences?//**

Study notes of Byzantine and Islam notes

Rome splits into two in 330 B.C -Christianity becomes the official religion Lasts until 1453 B.C Roman Empire - Constantine moves the capital to east, naming the capital - Constantinople after himself Rome's weaknesses - political troubles, barbarians invading, inflation and location Western Rome dies, and Eastern Rome rises Advantages of Western Rome - Geography, Trade and Wealth, Political, Checks and Balances,T Military power, Religion, Art and Architecture Gold coins called nomisma. - Wealth Political Organization Emperor - head of empire - controlled taxes, army, treasury, festivities, Eastern Orthodox Church Checks and Balances - the senate, the army, citizens - for no one to be too powerful Military - Strongest military in Europe Navy - Greek Fire - secret weapon that made the fire going

1. The Rubicon River was the boundary where a general had to disband his army before returning to Rome. 2. Pompey didn't stay in Rome to fight Caesar because he had only 2 legions. 3. Rome was abandoned in 49 B.C. 4. Caesar wanted the money from the Senate for the battle against Rome. 5. Caesar got the money from the Senate by force. 6. After defeating Pompey in Dyracchium, Caesar returned to Rome and made himself Emperor. 7. Pompey fled to Egypt and was murdered. 8. Caesar stayed in power for four years. 9. Caesar was killed on March 15th, of 44 BC by the group of the Senates. 10. The Ides of March has become the name of his assassination.