The Legacy of Rome

1. The Legacy of Rome • Republic Government • Roman Law • Latin Language • Roman Catholic Church • City Planning • Romanesque Architectural Style • Roman Engineering • Aqueducts • Sewage systems • Dams • Cement • Arch

2. History 11 The Rise of Europe

3. Periodization Early Middle Ages: 500 – 1000 High Middle Ages: 1000 – 1250 Late Middle Ages: 1250 - 1500

4. Europe in 6 c

6. The Early Middle Ages • During the early Middle Ages, from about 500-1000. Growth and development in Europe was slow compared to civilizations in the Middle East, China, and India. • It took migrant groups a while, but eventually a blend of Greco-Roman, Germanic and Christian traditions created a new civilization. Much later it was called medieval Civilization.

7. Geography • The Roman Empire was focused along the Mediterranean, but the Germanic tribes who defeated the empire in the west were farmers and herders from the north. • The land in Europe to about 1000 was a frontier land, a sparsely populated area with dense forest.

8. The Germanic Kingdom • These were farmers and herders who lived across Europe. They had a very different culture there were no cities or written law. They lived in small communities and elected kings to lead them in war. • Warrior nobles would serve the king in exchange for weapons and loot.

9. The Franks • Between 400 and 700, Germanic tribes carved Western Europe into small kingdoms. The strongest kingdom to emerge was that of the Franks. • Clovis was the king of the Franks who conquered the former Roman provinces. He ruled with Frankish customs but tried to preserve Roman legacy. He converted to Christianity, the religion of the people.

10. EuropeClashes withthe Muslim World • In 622 across the Mediterranean as the Germanic people were carving up in Europe Islam appeared in Arabia. • Europe had issues with Muslim armies who overran the lands of Palestine and northern Africa and Spain. When Christians stopped the advance at the battle of Tours in 732 they saw it as a sign of God being on their side.

11. Charlemagne

12. Age of Charlemagne • Around 800, Western Europe united for a time under Charlemagne or Charles the Great. HeinheritedFrankish landfromhis father and ended up conquering a majority of the region. He defeated the Saxons, Avars, the Slavs and pushed the Muslims out of Spain. • In 800 Pope Leo III showed his gratitude for fighting against the rebels by proclaiming him the Emperor of the Romans. His kingdom:

14. Charlemagne • By crowing Charlemagne the Pope revived and united the Christian community in the west. It widened the gap between the eastern and western Christian World. Power came from Pope. • He tried to exercise control over the people and tried to convert many to Christianity. He tried to rule based on those principles. He appointed local lords to rule regionally.

15. Pope Crowned CharlemagneHoly Roman Emperor: Dec. 25, 800

16. Charlemagne • He tried to create a court system. He wanted to make a “second Rome.” To accomplish this he tried to revive Latin learning. Education declined so much that even clergy had become ignorant in some places. • Charlemagne himself could read but not write.

17. After Charlemagne • After Charlemagne died in 814, his empire fell apart. His heirs battled for power for nearly 30 years. • He left a legacy of Christian influence and a blending of cultures.

18. Charlemagne’s Empire Collapses:Treaty of Verdun, 843

19. Quiz • What did the Germanic people do for a living? • What was the largest kingdom? • Why was Charlemagne named emperor of Rome?