Middle Ages Overview
By: Meg Elliott
Middle Ages
Map showing the different parts of the Middle Ages area
The Middle Ages lasted 476-1453 A.D. During this time, life was extremely rough and tiring. The beginning of this period could be called the Dark Ages as well. The Middle Ages were ruled by wealth, power, and the feudal system. This large period of time began with the fall of the Roman Empire and continued through the Renaissance. The end of the Byzantine Empire often marks the end of the Middle Ages. In 1453 the Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire, thereby ending the Middle Ages.
Knights were a very popular status to be during these times
Dark Ages
This period of time indicates to when there was no Western Roman Emperor. This led to troubled times, or the Dark Ages. This was a time of barbarity and intellectual darkness. It was also marked by constant warfare and a virtual disappearing of city life. Some good things came out of this time though. One example would be the feudal system. We use this today, but of course we have tweaked it. This is almost like a social class, but organized a little differently. This helped the empire get more organized, but unfortunately they were defeated anyways.
This period of time indicates to when there was no Western Roman Emperor. This led to troubled times, or the Dark Ages. This was a time of barbarity and intellectual darkness. It was also marked by constant warfare and a virtual disappearing of city life. Some good things came out of this time though. One example would be the feudal system. We use this today, but of course we have tweaked it. This is almost like a social class, but organized a little differently. This helped the empire get more organized, but unfortunately they were defeated anyways.
Charlemagne
He was a meaningful part of these ages. He was the leader of the Franks. He united Christian lands. His name literally means Charles the Great. His father was the king of the Franks in 751, from which he learned a lot from his father. He is Charlemagne.
Below are pictures of Charlemagne
Byzantine Church
Fall of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, which lasted longer than the Western Roman Empire. The fall of the Byzantine Empire had to do with territory, invaders, loss of land, the Roman Catholic Church, and trading rights between their empire and the Holy Roman Empire. There was also a civil war, which led to such things as well.
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, which lasted longer than the Western Roman Empire. The fall of the Byzantine Empire had to do with territory, invaders, loss of land, the Roman Catholic Church, and trading rights between their empire and the Holy Roman Empire. There was also a civil war, which led to such things as well.
Quotes:
"To have another language is to possess a second
soul."
-Charlemagne
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to
none."
-William Shakespeare
"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves."
-Galileo Galilei
"The future starts today, not
tomorrow."
-Pope John Paul II
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