Middle Ages-Germanic Rule Student Copy

Germanic Rule

Medieval Europe &

LASTED FROM 476 A.D. TO
THE 1400S

GERMANIC TRIBES

• GOTHS, VANDALS,

LOMBARDS,

BURGUNDIANS, AND

FRANKS

• CONSIDERED TO BE

BARBARIANS BY THE

ROMANS

MIDDLE AGES 476 AD-1400S

2

HUNS PUSHED INTO
EUROPE

1

VISIGOTHS ENTERED
ROME TO ESCAPE THE
HUN

VISIGOTHS

3

VISIGOTHS TURNED ON
THE ROMANS

4

VISIGOTHS DEFEAT
ROMAN ARMY IN 410 A.D.

2

SETTLED IN PARTS OF
THE ROMAN EMPIRE

1

ANGLES AND SAXONS
INVADED ENGLAND

SETTLMENT OF GERMANIC TRIBES

3
VISIGOTHS MOVED TO
SPAIN

4

LOMBARDS WENT TO ITALY

5

FRANKS TOOK GAUL
(FRANCE)

2

TRAVEL WAS UNSAFE

1

BRIDGES AND ROADS FELL
INTO DISREPAIR

IMPACT OF WARFARE

3
LIFE BECAME RURAL AND
UNSAFE

4
THE WEALTHY MOVED TO
FORTIFIED HOMES

5
CHURCHES AND
MONASTERIES ONLY PLACE
PEOPLE COULD READ AND
WRITE

2

Established largest
Germanic Kingdom in
France.

1

Charles Martel, a powerful
nobleman, united the Franks

RISE OF THE FRANKS

3

732-Martel stopped the
advance of Islam into Spain at
the Battle of the Tours

2

751: Pepin (Martel’s son)
seized power

1

The Pope supported Pepin
taking over Italy

RISE OF THE FRANKS

3
Frankish kings created
a powerful army by granting
lands to their nobles in
exchange for service in
the king's army with their
knights.

2

Charlemagne, son of Pepin,
became king in 768

1

He expanded the practice of
giving land in return for
service and loyalty of the
nobles.

THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE

3

Nobles gave land to Knights

4

Lords offered services to
peasants providing firewood,
livestock and crops.

2

Charlemagne enlarged his
kingdom to include France,
Germany, Holland, Belgium,
and Northern Italy.

1

Charlemagne established a
new capital at Aachen, which
he turned into
a center of learning.

Charlemagne Expands

2

At the request of the Pope, Charlemagne was crowned
"Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire" in 800.

1

This step announced to the world that Western Europe was
now independent from the Byzantine emperor.

Charlemagne Crowned

3
The coronation of Charlemagne also signified the new
political and religious unity of Western Europe under the
concept of Christendom.

2

The greatest threat caine from the Vikings
--fierce warriors and sailors from Scandinavia in Northern
Europe.

1

Although spreading fear and destruction, the
Vikings also created new trade routes.

Europe Faces New Threats

3
Their longboats were easy to maneuver and could
sail in heavy seas or close to the land.