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T-Chart about the Middle Ages



Assignment #9

1. The church made a Medieval a better time. 2. Medieval Peasants would support the church because they were happy to have the church. 3. Church brought an increase in political stability in Europe because the rules are different with normal people and people in the church. 4. ??? 5. The Medieval church was a part where enemies can take over the treasures, which was not safe. 6. They brought greater order in medieval society. 7. No 9. Every single people developed the church.

Vocabularies
 * sacraments - is what Roman Catholics believe to be "a rite in which God is uniquely active."
 * canon law - the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
 * monastery - A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks;
 * monk - Devoted Christians
 * abbot - The superior or head of an abbey.
 * nun - A female devoted Christian
 * convent - A coming together; a meeting.
 * Benedictine Rule - One of works that Saint. Benedictine made that has codes.
 * law of primogeniture - ancient rule from England. (feudal)
 * simony - The selling and buying of holy orders
 * tithe - A tenth part of one's annual income contributed voluntarily or due as a tax
 * Peter's Pence - A tax of one penny per household paid in medieval England to the Papal See.
 * "Age of Faith" - One of the periods in Europe when people were devoted into religions

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(Monks and Peasants) The life in the Middle Ages was very miserable. Europe's economy depended their daily earnings mostly on farming, they didn’t have any other choices because there weren’t any brilliant ideas made by the government. This lead them to have same, dull lives everyday. An interesting thing about them is that they didn’t farm for any other people, they only worked for themselves and their family.

(Barbarians- The Vikings) The Vikings were very strong and so it was impossible to destroy. The Vikings attacked from at sea. They traveled from North America to Baghdad. The Vikings came from the north seas, in modern day Scandinavia and in 1880, in Norway, Norwegian archaeologists made an amazing discovery, how the Vikings lived and died by observing a ship. This was a grave ship, that was buried in the ground as a tomb that was filled with good that the deceased would need in his afterlife. During the late 700s of Norway, the climate was cold and the Vikings lived in clans ruled by leaders. The Vikings relied heavily on cattle for food. Violence flared between the Viking clans due to the increase of the demand for fertile farm land. During these fights, the farmers would raid all they could in one village and attacked the weak. Then, the Vikings set off on their own by building their huge boats. They traveled from Iceland to Greenland in those dangerous water with their strongly and expertly built boats.

(Life in the Dark Ages) During the Dark ages, monasteries was a big part of the people's life because a lot of people wanted to escape from the threat from the outsiders.Monasteries were places of literary culture, commerce, political authority, and activity. Monks held this education because it was extremely difficult for commoners to have an education. One of these monks was St. Benedict. St. Benedict came from a noble family, but left to become a hermit. He had an uncanny power for healing of which many people sought him for. He was known to remarkably heal the sick, bring back the dead, and perform god-like acts. Other monks decided to make him the head of the monastery, so he did. However, St. Benedict was too strict with discipline, so the other monks decided to overthrow him. First they tried to poison his water. St. Benedict defied death by praying before he drank, and the cup shattered before he even took a sip. Another time, they poisoned his bread, but once again he defied death when a crow came in and stole the bread. Later, St. Benedict to make his own monastery that believed that one's will cause you to drive to sin.

Assignment #4(Medieval Knights Writing Recipe)

I am the Sir Mikal. i am the most dangerous knight in all the ground in the Earth. I have came from Middle East. I spent my time fighting with all the evil Barbarians, They runs away of my loud voice, roaring voice like the God. My eyes black with fearless, like shining light in the dark. My two eyes are looked down at barbarians and dream of conquering the lands. Whenever, people looks at me they can feel the confidence from me and relieve.My voice is very clear- cut and very sharp. My voice and sharp as the blade of the knife. The voice cuts through the hearts of the beast and all the evil creatures. I am muscular and I can hold anything, it is the gift from the God. My muscles are well built and arrows can't go through it. I won't need heavy armors that are very thick. It just makes to uncomfortable. All I need in the battle is my sword, speed of light, and my thick- harden muscle. I get very angry whenever I see my men getting hurt, and that makes me stronger and always wins in the battle. My favorite item is my beautiful sword, gloaming and cuts through the hell. My interests are playing sports and hunting. Without these, I would not control my angryness, and kill all the barbarians in this Earth.

Timeline

1. Fall of Rome (476)- Middle Ages Begin 2. Barbarians (Ostrogoth, Visigoths, vandals, and more; 476- 770) 3. Clovis- King from a barbarian tribe that tries to organize France / Germany (500- ???) 4. Rise of Feudalism (Lords to nobles, and to peasants and so on; 500- 1500) 5. Charlemagne - First real King (770- ???) 6. Vikings- advanced barbarians, most feared, brutal; 800- 900) 7. Arthurs Legend- High Middle Ages (1000- 1300) 8. Black Death- over 1/3 population dies. (1350- 1500) 9. Renaissance- (500- ???)

Assignment #1

1. Since these barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", do you think they were friendly towards each other? Why or why not? -Since these barbarian tribes were in the "Dark Ages", they were not friendly towards each other because, in the Dark Ages, all the barbarians wanted all those part of lands, wanted to take over shelter and get food. 2. One of the tribes we didn't study was called the Merovingians. Who were the Merovingians? (Use source 1 to answer this question.) - They were the largest Germanic tribes settled in land that are currently part of Western Germany and France. It is also important to note that they were not barbarians, but settled group of people on land. 3. Who was Clovis and why was his conversion to Christianity important in history? (Use source 2) - Clovis was a king who became in power in the tribe of Merovingians. He was a dramatic warrior, who loved to see bloods in war. 15 years later becoming a king, he converted and devoted his life to Christianity which was important in history because it was critical defending from the Muslims.

Assignment #2

1. What is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages? - In AD 476, warrioirs attacked the Rome. Then the Rome fell, after the Middle Ages begin. 2. What is the Latin name for the Middle Ages? -The Latin for the 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 sometimes called the Dark ages because Greece and Rome fell. Therefore life in Europe during this period was very hard. There was rubbers everywhere and crimes had happen all the time. Also, no one would know because the law didn't affect them only at that time. 4. While Europe was in the "Dark Ages", what was happening in the rest of the world? -The Muslims in in the Middle East and North Africa. Also they studied and improved the Ancient Greek's works. 5. How long did the "Dark Ages" last and what year did they end? - It lasted almost 1000 years, and ended in AD 1450. 6. What does Renaissance mean and what happened during this time? Renaissance means "rebirth", and it was the beginning of the Modern history.

Assignment 3

1. How did Charlemagne and the Franks turn their kingdom into an empire? - Charlemagne and the Franks controlled by doubling the size including France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. 2. What did Charlemagne do to educate people? - Charlemagne tried to open schools for the people who were illiterate around his kingdom. 3. How and why did Charlemagne preserve ancient texts? - Charlemagne copied every work that included writings of Romans, and others for future generations.

The Middle Ages

Important Vocabulary


 * Middle Ages- The period between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance (about AD 500 to AD 1500).
 * Medieval- Relating to Middle Ages.
 * Patrick- British missionary and bishop in Ireland (about AD 400 to AD 461).
 * Monks- A man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons.
 * Monasteries- A house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons (something like monks who lives under the religious vows).
 * Benedict- A newly married man.
 * Charlemagne- The King of the Franks, Charles I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (about AD 742 to AD 814).

Questions/ Answer 1. a. How are monks and monasteries related? - A monasteries for monks are a religious vows. b. Why did missionaries travel to northern Europe? - The first missionary to travel northern Europe was Patrick. He and other missionaries spread to northern Kingdoms and teach about Christians by times went by. c. Why do you think monks followed such strict rules? - The rules were strict for monks because they wanted to help themselves to be a good Christians. This is why there is different cloth for the monks today.

2. a. What is Charlemagne famous for? - Charlemagne is famous for being a brilliant warrior, strong king, and for leading the franks in building a huge empire. b. What do you think Charlemagne’s greatest accomplishment was? Why? - I think Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment was taking a whole France that is today and some Roman Empire.

3. a. What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid? - The Vikings raided Britian, Ireland, and other parts of Europe. b. Why were people in Europe so frightened of Viking raids? - Their attacks were swift and savage, and Europeans lived in terror.

4. Using your notes, determine which events brought unity to Europe and which brought division or disruption. Write your answers in the interactive graphic organizer. - It is in the interactive graphic organizer.

5. 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? - I would use the knights for the protection of the lord and I would make levels of being knights and it becomes in certain high level. It will become the captin of the group of soldiers and get a lot of money, while conquering lands.

Greek Vocabulary

The Peloponnesian War

Assignment 5,6,7

Assignment 10

Note about Byzantine Empire

Answers for Mapping the Modern World

1. Some people wear turbans. Some people are children, women, or men. 2. Some people are children, women, or men. Also, some of the people are from Inida, Mecca, and all different parts of the world.

Assignment 1

1. Muslims all around the world. 2. Indonesia was very surprising. 3. Indonesia because it started there. 4. Because people there are a lot of different types of it, Like Sunni, Shia, and Sufi. People choose these and do what they have to do.

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