PPT-The Dark Ages

By Nathan Graham The Black Plague The Black Plague was a disease that killed twenty five to fifty percent of people in Europe Originated in Asia and traveled to Europe through sea trade routes Still exists today. . Billy Fields. Assistant Professor Political Science. Presentation Overview. All Ages/All Abilities: paradigm . c. hange. Complete streets: tool for culture . c. hange . Building a network for Austin: . Myth and Reality. The Middle Ages: The Myth. We think of knights in shining armor, lavish banquets, wandering minstrels, kings, queens, bishops, monks, pilgrims, and glorious pageantry. . In film and in literature, medieval life seems heroic, entertaining, and romantic. . More Farming & New Methods. -Warmer climate, farming in regions previously too cold to grow crops.. The . Heavy Plow. The Horse Collar. The Three-Field . System . 2 out of 3 fields used…why?. Innovations increased food production. 1066-1400. A list of key events. Battle of Hastings. Doomsday . book. Magna . Karta and Bad King . John. Towns . and Guilds. Battle of Hastings. Topic #1. The Norman Conquest. England has Anglo Saxons. The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), . Middle ages are sometimes called Medieval Times, or Dark Ages.. Why Do you think they call it Dark Ages?. Vocabulary. Middle Ages Castle. Chivalry Vassal. Knight Feudalism. Fief Lord. Serf Manor. Coat of Arms. What was the Middle Ages the ‘Middle’ of?. The Middle Ages was the period of European history between 500AD and 1500AD.. The . Dorians. : . Around 1200 BCE, a new group, the . Dorians. , came down from the north. . The early tribes who lived on the Greek peninsula never really had a chance to beat the . Dorians. . . The . The beginning…Early Middle Ages. Decline of Roman Empire . Rise of Northern Europe . New forms of government . Heavy “. Romanization. ” (religion, language, laws, architecture, government). Latin. Power DECENTRALIZED from empire. . 3 Important Elements of Middle Ages (Dork Ages) . Political- Feudalism. King. Lord/Noble/Vassal. Knight. Peasants. Serf (tied to land, was not sold). ECONOMIC. MANORIALISM- basic economic arrangement during Middle Ages which rested on set of rights and obligation between a lord and his serfs. Lord provided serf with housing, farmland, protection from bandits. Serf tended the lord’s lands, cared for his animals, went on Starbucks runs. The Middle Ages. Think-Pair-Share. Write your thoughts in the margin. Share your thoughts with an elbow partner nearby. Be prepared to share to whole group. If our American government disappeared today, how would our lives be different tomorrow? Next month? Next year?. Section Overview. This section describes the plague and wars that devastated Europe during the later Middle Ages.. The Late Middle Ages. Get Ready to Read . (cont.). Focusing on the Main Ideas. A terrible plague, known as the Black Death, swept through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions. . By the ninth century, the rulers that filled the void after the fall of the Roman emperors in Western Europe were often incapable of controlling all of their lands.. In exchange for loyalty, a king often granted an estate, . Romanticism. Fascinated . with evil, madness, murder, and . death. Stories and poems usually feature outcasts from society, personal torment, and uncertainty as to whether the nature of man will bring salvation or destruction. The Political Organization. Under Caesar the Roman Empire was . centralized. . Europe becomes . decentralized. without a strong Roman Empire.. Weaker political structures would limit trade and progress.