Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire

1. Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire Transforming the Roman World The New Germanic Kingdoms What lands did the Visigoths control? What lands did the Ostrogoths control? How were these peoples similar? How were the Germanic warriors different? The Kingdom of the Franks Who was the leader of the Franks in AD 500? Why did he convert to Christianity? Why did the Roman Catholic Church want Clovis to convert to Christianity? What was the extent of the Frankish Kingdom under Clovis? What was the Frankish custom after Clovis died?

2. Germanic society What was the important social bond in Germanic societies? What effected the way German law treated crime? How was German law different from Roman law? What is a wergild? What did it attempt to prevent? How were fines determined? What is an ordeal? What was the belief behind an Ordeal? The Role of the Church Organization of the church How did the church end up controlling much of the life in the villages? How did Rome eventually become the center of power for the catholic church? Monks and Monasteries

3. What is Monasticism? Describe a typical day in a Benedictine Monastery. Why were Monasteries important as centers of learning? Why were monks considered as “Christian heroes?” How did monks help the peasants? What was the role of Irish Monks? Men where called monks, what were women called? Where did they live and were headed by whom? The Carolingian Empire Trace Charles the Great family lineage Charles’ more recognized name. What was Charlemagne’s Empire called? Charlemagne as Roman Emperor What did Charlemagne’s coronation symbolize? Carolingian Renaissance Describe the rebirth and what was preserved