Late Roman Empire, Early Middle Ages, Early France Flashcards
Fall of the Roman Empire
476 AD
Dates of Middle Ages
500 AD- 1500 AD
Dates of Early Middle Ages
500-1000 AD
Dates of High Middle Ages
1000-1300 AD
Dates of Late Middle Ages
1300-1500 AD
Parisian Dynasties (chronological)
Merovingians, Carolingians
French Kings (chronological)
Clovis, Charles Martel, Pepin III Charlemagne, Louis the Pious
Battle of Tours
- 732 AD
- Defeated Moors (Muslims)
- Signif. because Europe would be Muslim if they were not defeated
Date of Charlemagne becoming “Holy Roman Emperor”
800 AD
Treaty of Verdun
- 843 AD
- by Louis the German, Lothair, and Charles the Bald
- starts feudalism
feudalism
society based on Christianity, Germanic tribes, and Rome
political, everyone brings something to the table
Why did Rome turn to manorialism?
- sieges drove citizens to the independent villas in the country
- “I work for you, you shelter me”
- cities are abandoned
manorialism
urban to rural
Three emerging kingdoms
Byzantine Empire, Islamic Empire, Western Europe
Germanic Tribes
- Chased from homeland by Huns
- Angles & Saxons, Franks
Middle Ages
- Between fall of Rome and Renaissance
- Transition to Western Culture
- United by Christianity and Latin
Early Middle Ages
- 500-1000
- Dark Age
Establishment of France
- Greeks made Massoglia
- Pushed out by Dorians
- Romans conquer + Romanize
- Celtics, Franks invade, territories establish
Origins of Paris
- Parisii inhabit on Seine
- Romans settle on left bank, Lutetia
- Rome fall -> Parisius
- Christianity established w/ St. Denis
- Clovis made it capital
beheaded saint
- St. Denis
- carried his own head to the burial site
Clovis
- 1st king
- Christain, good military ruler
- mayor of palace
- had weak sons
Charles Martel
- “The Hammer”, 2nd king
- Mayor of palace, replace Clovis’ sons
- Defeated Moors at Battle of Tours
Pepin III
- 3rd king
- established Carolingian dynasty
- pope confirmed his rule
- saves pope from Lombards
- donated Lombard land to pope (DONATION OF PEPIN) (PAPAL STATES)
Charlemagne
- Charles the Great, 4th king
- Defeated Lombards, Saxons, Avers
- fails with Moors
- Established Spanish March
- saves pope, crowned “holy Roman Emperor” on xmas
- missi domini, classical studies
Spanish March
- buffer land between Muslim Spain and Christain Europe
- South of Pyrenees Mountains
Missi Domini
- “Lord’s Messengers”
- spies/judges on Charlemagne’s side
- biased to king instead of nobles/counts
font/writing of monks
Caroline miniscule, inscriptoria
Louis the Pious
- 5th king
- Religious and studious, weak
- has three weak sons that split the kingdom
Legacy of Franks
- foundation for France
- Europe is Catholic
- Pope is leader of Christains
