Medieval Europe

SOL WH 1.9d

Note

The following all refer to the time period between 500-1500 C.E.

The Dark AgesMedieval Middle Ages

Geography

Colder, wetter climate than the Mediterranean

Many easily navigable riversAdvantages? Disadvantages?

Rolling hills, dense forests, and large mountains (Alps and Pyrenees)

Geography

People migrated across Europe in search of wealth, farm land, and access to trade

The Fall of Rome

After the was empire divided, power shifted to the East

Trade declined and Rome was unable to afford a large army. This left Rome vulnerable to attack

410 C.E./A.D. – Rome is conquered by barbarians

The time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Renaissance is often called “The Dark Ages”

Barbarian Invasions

Barbarians—any people who lived outside the borders of the Roman Empire or people who did not speak Latin

Invasions by Angles, Saxons, Magyars, and Vikings disrupted the social, economic, and political order of Europe

Barbarian Migration

The Vikings

Vikings moved from Scandinavia to

Russia (The Rus)Iceland GreenlandNorth America

Viking Long Ship

Viking Raids

Viking warriors pillaged coastal villages and wealthy monasteries

These raids ended after the Vikings converted to Christianity

L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada

Magyars

The Magyars moved from Central Asia to Eastern Europe

Settled in what is modern-day Hungary

Controlled more land than Medieval France

Angles and Saxons

The Angles and Saxons moved from mainland Europe to England

England = “land of the Angles”

Anglo-Saxon Britain

PicturesClimate Map: http://img526.imageshack.us/i/europeclimateym3.gif/

Migration Map: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/HY/Ashley/hy105/Map_-_Viking_Islam__Magyar_Invasions_to_11C.JPG

Vikings in a boat: http://www.freewebs.com/brandenburgstudies/Vikings_468x364.jpg

Viking Longship: http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/oseberg-540x380.hmedium.jpg

Viking Lolcat: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/funny-pictures-cute-viking-cat.jpg

L'Anse aux Meadows: http://www.tuckamorelodge.com/data/media/5/norstead-viking-site_143.jpg

Magyar Statue: http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo-thumbs-2/stockphotopro_419555PTN_bronze_statue_of.jpg

Anglo-Saxon: shttp://www.murphsplace.com/owen/arthur/images2/osprey4.jpg