1. THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE (VIII-IX Cent)
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ACTIVITIES:
• Pg. 28: 1,4.
• Pg. 29: 6,7.
Key Vocabulary
POINT 2DEFINITION IN ENGLISH AND TRANSLATE:
• To Settle• To Raid• Inheritance• To Lack of Sth• Subject
THE VIKINGSFrom Scandinavia
Settled in:• British Islands• N. France• S. Italy
Muslim Raidersattacked the
MediterranenCoast
THE MAGYARSFrom Asian Steppe• Founded TheKingdom of Hungry
Monarchs decissions only affected onhis territory
When monarchs died, their kingdomswere often divided as inheritance
Royal armies were small so theydepended on powerful lords
Kings lacked the power to collecttaxes.
This advisors formed the royal council, or curia,
helped the monarh to rule
Kingdoms did not have a permanent
capital city, so monarchs travelled
with the court, composed by family members, Warriors
and advisors
Feudalism was the main political, social and economic system in Europe between the 10-13th centuries
Second wave of invasions
Kings gave thenobles land in return for theirmilitaryassistance
This Noblebecame this way a vassal of the King according to the vassalage ceremony.
ORIGINS
Vassalage ceremony
Consequence: a network of feudal ties betweenthe monarchy and the feudal lords.
THE LAND DISTRIBUTION
DEMESNE
• Castle, farmlandand fields.
• Farmed by serfs
PLOTS OF LAND
• Free peasantswho pay taxesand provideservices
•Feudal Lords had authority and
administered justice.
•Lord owned the mill, the press
and the oven.
•Merchants had to pay a toll
when they crossed land or
bridges
Key VocabularyPOINT 3
DEFINITION IN ENGLISH AND TRANSLATE:
•To led•Vassal•Homage•Fief•Demesne•Plot•Mill•Press•Oven
ACTIVITIES:
• Pg. 33: 1
4.- NOBILITY
PRIVILEGED ESTATES: do not have to paytaxes or do manual labour
Key VocabularyPOINT 4
•Knight•Pages•Squire
4.- NOBILITY
WRITTING ACTIVITY: (250-300 words)
Imagine you are a noble or noblewomen.
Describe in firstperson:
Option A) A day in yourlife
Option B) a short biography of your life
YOU HAVE TO USE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY
The majority of the populationduring the Middle Ages were
peasants. There were two types:
FREE PEASANTS1. Describe his life:
• Land• Taxes• Lord• Extra
SERFS1. Describe the life
of a serf with:• Lord• Land• Extra
**DRAWING ACTIVITY: COPY IN YOUR NOTEBOOK A PEASANT´S HOUSE WITH ITS
PARTS**
Key Vocabulary
POINT 5
•Straw •Matresses•Stable•Chest
Key Vocabulary POINT 5*Activity next slide*
Identify describing how theagricultural work was
• Wheat• Barley• Plough• Sickle• Scythe• Fallow• Hoe
THE ROLE OF THE CHURCHKey point in YOUR SUMMARY
• Introduction• Influence in:
• Political: high authority & excommunicate
• Economic: wealthy & tithe
• Cultural: few people
Key VocabularyPOINT 6
• Excommunicate• Tithe• Bishop• Abbot