Unit 1, The Fall of Rome and the Early Middle Ages Voacb

Diocletian

in the 200s, attempted to bring Rome back to together

Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

Western Rome collapses, Eastern Eastern continues to grow, which is the Byzantine Empire

Early Middle Ages

the period or era after the fall of Western Rome, from around 500 CE-100 CE

Clovis

first Christian Germanic King

Monastery

a religious building used to pray

Pepin the Short

the first emperor to be anointed, provided aid to the Pope

Carolingian Empire

established by Charlemagne in 800 CE

Charlemagne’s Coronation

crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in 800 CE on Christmas Day

Treaty of Verdun

ended the civil war and unified the empire under Charlemagne’s three grandsons

Lord

has control over the manors, majority of the wealth

Fief

pieces of land provided by the lords for the vassals or agriculture

Serf

the labor workers in manorialism

“Peace of God”

the people who the knights could not hurt without consequence

Byzantine Empire

became the empire in the old Eastern Roman Empire, continued to thrive when Roman Empire fell

Constantine

the first Christian emperor, established Byzantine Empire

Germanic Peoples

people outside of the Roman Empire, mostly in Northern modern day Germany

Franks

group of people outside of the Roman Empire, free people

Catholic Church

churches established in Western Europe, controlled by the Pope

“Rule of St. Benedict”

set of religious laws put in place to explain how the monks should live in the Christian Monastery

Charlemagne

emperor who established the Carolingian Empire, valued education

Carolingian Renaissance

a time for education and innovation in the empire

missi dominici

royal officials who were sent out

Vikings

a group of people up in Northern Europe, invaded Western Europe many times

Vassal

in manorialism, had control of most of the land and provided food

Manor

a system that helped the economics in Western Europe

Knight

protectors of the manors

“Truce of God”

days the knights could not fight

Constantinople

the capitol of the Byzantine empire, name after Constantine