Medieval Europe

Medieval Europe

by Eduardo Avila-Chavez

​SWBAT: take notes on the geography of Europe and the Eurasian land mass and connect their relationship to ways of life in Medieval Europe by completing a European Map.

​Warm-up: Have you ever wanted to travel to France, Spain, or Germany? Where are those places on the map...

​Warm up: Where are France, Spain, and Germany located...

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Multiple Choice

Where are the European countries of France, Spain, and Germany located on the map?

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​Warm up: Where are France, Spain, and Germany located...

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​This is Europe!

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​Europe's Geography

​Europe is a continent with many small peninsulas, and has land that is always close to an ocean. There are also rivers.

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​What does an ocean provide for civilizations?

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​Partner A share with Partner B

​"An ocean provides..."

Open Ended

Oceans can provide what things to a civilization...

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• ​Oceans can provide

  • ​Transportation

  • ​Food

  • ​Vegetation

  • ​Trading Opportunities

Multiple Choice

How many countries do you think there are in the European union?

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​You read...give a thumbs up when you are done!

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Multiple Choice

What did the mountains encourage for European kingdoms?

• To be dependent on each other

• To be independent

• To build bridges to connect with each other

• To share food with each other

​The European world after the Fall of Rome

• ​Spain

  • ​Saw Visigoths

• ​Britain

  • ​Saw Angles and Saxons, then called Anglo-Saxons. They kicked out Celtic people, which are now the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.

• ​Italy

  • Saw ​Ostrogoths and Lombards

• ​France

  • ​Saw the Franks...

​The Franks (400s)

• King Clovis: Becam​e the Catholic king of the Frank people. His grandchildren would go on to lead the empire, but divide it constantly.

• Noble people (important but not royal) would also be given power to rule. They were then called Mayors.

​Mayor: Charles Martel (700s)

​Charles Martel wanted to unite all of the fighting kingdoms who were led by other mayors.

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​The Catholic church was willing to support Charles Martel, since he was Catholic.

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​Defeated the Muslims from Spain and allowed Catholicism to remain Europe's main religion.

Multiple Choice

What was Charles Martel famous for?

• Stopping the Germanic people from moving away

• Stopping the Catholic Church from becoming too powerful

• Famous for being nicknamed Charlie

• He was known for stopping the Muslim takeover of Europe

​Pepin takes the throne

Charles Mar​tel dies and his son, Pepin takes over.

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​He is known for defending and protecting the Catholic church from the Lombards in Italy. He took the land and gave it to the Pope.

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​The lands were called Papal states.

Open Ended

What did the Frankish leaders value?

-Charlemagne

Next time!​

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"Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right."

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