Western Europe During the Early Middle Ages

Match the following

• Feudalism

• 1. 1. Life became dangerous and difficult in Western Europe.

  2. 2. People worked hard simply to survive and to have enough to eat.

  3. 3. They also needed to protect themselves from conquest by invading barbarians and neighboring kingdoms.

• Reasons for the development of Feudalism

• a complex political and economic system

• Middle Ages

• One powerful group during this time was successful because they developed a new style of warfare

• Barbarians

• Much of Europe was controlled by these groups of people who did not follow Roman ways.

• The Franks

• The collapse of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E. marks the beginning of the period in Europe known as the

Sort the details into the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Knights

,

(b) The Franks

,

(c) Charlemagne

,

(d) Threats to the Empire

• would later become the French people

• supported the Catholic church offering the protection of his army

• The Magyars, a central Asian people, attacked from the east

• the empire partly responsible for the rise of Christianity across Europe

• Vikings attacked from present-day Norway & Denmark

• heavily armed warriors

• set the example of rewarding knights with land and privileges in return for military service

• rewarded for their loyalty with land and priveleges

• ruled for over 40 years

• used by a ruler to achieve and hold power

• known as "Charles the Great"

• Muslims, the followers of the religion of Islam, from the Middle East & northern Africa

• was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor

• defeated the last great army of the Roman Empire in Gaul

• kingdom was largely expanded under the rule of Clovis

• rode on horseback

Label the image

c

d

fought with swords and axes

often traveled by horseback

peaceful fisherman

known for terrifying raids on town

For which achievement is Charlemagne most remembered?

• 1. He declared war against England.

• He became the first Christian ruler.

• 1. He united much of Europe.

Give 2 words that might explain why Feudalism came to be after the death of Charlemange?

The fall of Rome led to an (a)   ​ which cause the ​ (b)  

• increase in attacks
• rise of Feudalism.
• expansion of freedoms
• the development of farming