Holy Roman Empire

A New Roman Empire for Europe Read p 158  1st column

What have the events of history been a response to?  Christ

What did Christendom have? the Bible

What shattered the unity of western Europe? invading German tribes

What is a hierarchy? p 159 persons arranged in a series according to the degree of their power.

Where did the Franks settle? in western Europe where France and Germany are today What did the Franks establish? the first large
empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome

Watch 15 min Franks video:

After the collapse of the Roman Empire the Roman Church filled the power vacuum and began controlling Europe through the kings of the European countries.

1.  Crafty and ruthless Clovis was the first great Frankish king

2.  Since Clovis was Catholic where ever he conquered the Roman Church conquered

Charles Martel AKA "the Hammer" led the Franks in the defeat of the Moslems in 732 at the Battle of Tours

Popes began crowning the kings of France

King Pepin gives the pope land in Italy known as the Papal States.

King Charlemagne  (Charles the Great) his empire was erected by pope and emperor working together.

Charlemagne considered himself the ruler of both the church and government
       
the king of hearts is fashioned after Charlemagne

Treaty of Verdun  divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts

This division became the basis of modern Germany and France today

What nicknames the the next Carolingian kings named? p 164 the Simple, the Fat, the Stammerer, the Lazy

As Charlemagne's empire begins to crumble where did these invaders come from? p 164

Magyars? the east (Asia)
What was their nickname? "the Scourge of Europe"

Moors? Spain
What was their religion? Muslims

Vikings? Scandinavia
Name some of the lands the Vikings also explored. Iceland , Greenland, North America

What two things ended Charlemagne's Empire? p 165 Quarrels from within and attacks from without.

Watch Crossbow 2.5min video:

Photo Credits:

Europe Map: http://www.saburchill.com/history/images01/044.jpg

Clovis: http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/francophonie/images/clovis.jpg

Tours Map: http://www.omdurman.org/martel1.jpg

Charlemagne: http://images.encartn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t628/T628649A.jpg

Treaty Map http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/262/268312/art/figures/KISH_08_188.gif

Viking Invaders: http://www.vikingship.org/images/Story%20of%20the%20Vikings%20Coloring%202_f.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.