Andrew Bail: Unit Two

Monks and Monosteries

400

Monks lived in monosteries that were farther away from the villiges because they believed in giving up earthly desires to focus on God. They also thought education was super important and they kept it alive in the MIddle Ages

Government

Period: 400 to Oct 26, 600

Middle Ages

Period: 500 to Oct 26, 1500

vernacular

Period: 500 to Nov 26, 1500

Vernacular were writings of the regular language. Example could be books or writings.

Pope Gregory1/ Grgory the great

540

The Pope was the head of the Cotholic Church. He also brought religion into politics.

Charles the Hammer

Aug 23, 676

Charles the Hammer extended the frankish kingdom, spread Cotholicism, and stopped the muslim invasion into Spain. This happened in the Battle of the Tours.

Pepin the Short

Oct 31, 714

Pepin the Short fought Lombards who invaded Italy and threatened Rome and because of ths, the Pope annointed Pepin "king by grace of God". Since he was annointed KIng, he had great power and everyone had to follow him. What the King said, happened no matter what.

Carolingian Dynasty

Period: Oct 26, 751 to Mar 2, 2022

Battle of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

The battle of Hastings was between Duke of Normandy and King Herold. Duke of Noermandy won.

Banning of Lay Investiture

Oct 31, 1075

Pope Gregory Vll was the first to ban lay investiture. He did this because he and others felt that bishops should not be under the power of any king.

Crusades

Period: Nov 19, 1096 to Nov 19, 1270

The Crusades were goals to gain more land. They also were to gain back the holy city of Jerusalem. They were encouraged by the Pope to obey God.

The capture of Jerusalem

Nov 26, 1099

The 1st Crusade captured Jerusalem. When they did, they killed 400,000 Jews and Muslims.

The Battle of Legnano

May 29, 1176

The battle of legnano was between Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombard League. After being cut off by the Lombards, aven with rienforcements, Frderick lost after the survivors of his army fleed, frderick appearing to be dead. When he returned later his cause was lost and they made the Treaty of Venice.

Magna Carta

Nov 24, 1215

The Magna Carta is like the Declaration of Independance. It was during the feudal system and it gave many people rights and laws they had to obey, but it also gave them freedom.

Parliament is formed in England

Nov 24, 1295

The Parliament was formed when the Magna Carta was also inplemented. It was a way to establish authority.

Hundred Years' War

Period: Nov 19, 1337 to Nov 19, 1453

The Hundred Years' War was between the English and the French. Thay were fighting over control of who skhould be king. Joan of Arc was also during this time.

Bubonic Plague- Black Death

Period: Nov 24, 1340 to Nov 24, 1400

The Black Death killed about 1/3 of trhe towns people. It woild spread through touching others. So if you gavea high-five, you got it. This is also where Ring the Rosie came from. It also spead through trade routes and the Jews were the ones that were blamed.

Great Schism

Nov 24, 1414

The Great Schism was a split within the Roman Catholic Churh. Two men claimed to be the Pope.

Trial of Joan of Arc

Nov 24, 1431

Joan of Arc was acptured by the English and trialed by the English. She was trialed for being a heretic and was burned at the stake. She was questioned about the voice she heard and other things.

Uniting of the Franks

Mar 2, 2022

The Franks were originally germanic tribes that took over Roman land. They created many systems like fuedilism and their disruption created a loss of language which disrupted trade. France cam from the Franks. They also had Cotholic Churches like in the Roman Empire.

Clovis(a frankish leader)

Mar 2, 2022

Clovis was the first leader of the franks and he was also the first to bring Christianity. Clovis united the Franks.

Crowning of Charlemagne by the Pope

Mar 2, 2022

Charlemagne was crowned Pop after defending the church. The Pope was very close to the empire.

Reign of Charlemagne

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022