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Goths and Franks: Key Historical Insights

The document summarizes the fall of Rome and the rise of the Franks during the early Middle Ages in 3 paragraphs: 1) It introduces the barbarians like the Goths and Vandals who helped cause the fall of Rome in 410 AD, marking the end of the ancient world and beginning of the Middle Ages. 2) It describes the Frankish king Clovis who united the Franks and converted to Christianity, establishing the early Frankish kingdom and laying the foundations for modern France. 3) It outlines the accomplishments of Charlemagne, the great Frankish king who expanded the kingdom and paved the way for western Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Goths and Franks: Key Historical Insights

The document summarizes the fall of Rome and the rise of the Franks during the early Middle Ages in 3 paragraphs: 1) It introduces the barbarians like the Goths and Vandals who helped cause the fall of Rome in 410 AD, marking the end of the ancient world and beginning of the Middle Ages. 2) It describes the Frankish king Clovis who united the Franks and converted to Christianity, establishing the early Frankish kingdom and laying the foundations for modern France. 3) It outlines the accomplishments of Charlemagne, the great Frankish king who expanded the kingdom and paved the way for western Europe during the Middle Ages.

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title a sheet of paper Goth Notes

 QUESTIONS ARE
 Who were the barbarians?
 Who was Alaric and the Goths?

 How did the middle ages begin?


 Who were the 

Barbarians  Anybody living


outside roman
borders.
 Called barbarians
 Language sounded
funny- sheep
 Included tribes,
vandals, lombards,
goths, franks.
 Were farmers.
 Who was Alaric and  Visigoth king who
the Goths? defeated Rome 410
 Goths were germans

 Ostrogoths took italy

 Vandals took north


africa
 Franks took gaul

 Saxons took england


 How did the Middle  fall of rome and
ages begin? ancient history ends
 Middle ages called
medieval
 Beginning of medieval
time called dark
ages
 Called dark becauses
elements of
civilization gone
 What is  System of inheritance
Primogeniture?  Land handed down to
first born son
 Younger sons found
trades (jobs) or
became knights
 Girls looked to
marriage


 [Link]  German who conquered
Rome
. [Link]/ feud
 German tribe whose
 [Link]
name means “free”
 4. Pepin the Short  First Frankish king who
 [Link] MARTEL united the franks
 6. catholic  Holy artifacts
 [Link]  Most important religious
 8. Charlemagne battle which Charles
 [Link] Martel won.
 10. BATTLE OF TOURS
 Frankish king known as
“the hammer”
  Word which means
universal
 Frankish king known as
the great
 Frankish king who wrote a
letter asking
permission from the
pope to be king
 HAVEOUT YOUR FRANKS MAP, and
Franks notes and Islam Terms

Red book page 275-285 CLOVIS
 Who were the Franks .  GERMAN TRIBE
  STARTED CIVILIZATION
AGAIN

 FARMERS
  LIVED ALONG THE
 RHINE RIVER
 WHAT WAS CLOVIS  FIRST FRANKISH KING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS?  MAKE FRANKS
CHRISTIAN
 MADE FRENCH
THROUGH LATIN
 BUILT PARIS CAPITAL
CITY
 What was Charles  Mayor of the palace
the Hammer’s  Known as the
accomplishments? hammer
  Because of how he
used his battle

axe
  Defeated the muslims
in the battle of tours
 Champion of
Christianity.
Bellwork 4/9/2010
 Pickup a famous ruler off table and
start work on it. Due in twenty
minutes
 Bring map pencils.
 What were  Education
Charlemagne’s 
accomplishments?
 Law

 Religion

 War

 personal

 Who was  Pepin the short-
Charlemagne’s  Married Bertha
dad?  Pepin mayor of
palace
 Wanted to be king
 Sent note to pope
asking who should
have power.
 Pope said man with
power should have
title
 Church would start
KINGDOM OF THE FRANKS

[Link]
[Link]
sons
“do nothing
kings”
3. Charles
Martel “hammer”
4.
Charlemagne
1.

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