History ch.6
Middle ages
Plague
Vikings
Period between the 5th and 15 th centuries
Its called the middle ages because it look place between the fall of imperial Rome and the
beginning of early modern Europa
The 3 medieval orders
1. Clergy = people that worked for the church.
Extra : most important people because a lot of people believed in god.
Monks
Pope
Priests
Bishops
2. Nobility = people with a noble title.
Extra: Rich people
Duke
Earl
Prince
King
Knight
3. Commoners = Farmed the land and lived in small towns.
Extra: This people needed to listen to the Nobility
Burghers
Peasants ( Farmers )
Summary of the clip about Charles the great
1. Who was Charles the great ( max 8 words )
Charles was the king of the Frankish Kingdom ( became also a emperor )
2. Why was/is he so important ( max 15 words )
To protect the kingdom from the sakses and to make the people there Christian ( he ruled
over a big part of west Europa)
3. What are differences between Charles the great and the Roman Emperor)
Feudalism/ The feudal system
System in with a king ( feudal Lord ) would lend land to nobility.
In return: Tasks ( collect taxes ) & Military service
After Charlemagne conquered serval parts of Europe, his empire became too large to rule by
himself.
He did travel around a lot!
Consequence: the system of feudalism
One feudal lord divided his land into smaller parts
His vassals loaned pieces of land to make a living , and even hire farmers and workers if
harvest were successful
Middle ages
Plague
Vikings
Period between the 5th and 15 th centuries
Its called the middle ages because it look place between the fall of imperial Rome and the
beginning of early modern Europa
The 3 medieval orders
1. Clergy = people that worked for the church.
Extra : most important people because a lot of people believed in god.
Monks
Pope
Priests
Bishops
2. Nobility = people with a noble title.
Extra: Rich people
Duke
Earl
Prince
King
Knight
3. Commoners = Farmed the land and lived in small towns.
Extra: This people needed to listen to the Nobility
Burghers
Peasants ( Farmers )
Summary of the clip about Charles the great
1. Who was Charles the great ( max 8 words )
Charles was the king of the Frankish Kingdom ( became also a emperor )
2. Why was/is he so important ( max 15 words )
To protect the kingdom from the sakses and to make the people there Christian ( he ruled
over a big part of west Europa)
3. What are differences between Charles the great and the Roman Emperor)
Feudalism/ The feudal system
System in with a king ( feudal Lord ) would lend land to nobility.
In return: Tasks ( collect taxes ) & Military service
After Charlemagne conquered serval parts of Europe, his empire became too large to rule by
himself.
He did travel around a lot!
Consequence: the system of feudalism
One feudal lord divided his land into smaller parts
His vassals loaned pieces of land to make a living , and even hire farmers and workers if
harvest were successful
