Early Middle Ages in Europe 2

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  1. Hello, students.
  2. We have already started talking about the Byzantine Empire, and
  3. it's fall now.
  4. We will continue talking about other tribes that were engaged
  5. in the early European cultures.
  6. This is start with changes in Western Union in Europe.
  7. The centuries after the fall of Rome are called the
  8. Middle Ages.
  9. They last one of farm about 500 to 13 50.
  10. The Middle Ages refers to the time between the ancient
  11. and modern worlds.
  12. During this long stretch of time, Western Europe passed through
  13. two distinct faces the early Middle Ages, lasting from about
  14. 410 15 50 on the late Middle Ages, lasting from
  15. about 10 52 13 50.
  16. Let's talk about the shift toe the Lord's.
  17. At its height, the Roman Empire included much of Western
  18. Europe. Through unified the region on spread, classical ideas, the
  19. Latin language and Christianity, the tribal peoples of Western Europe.
  20. Patrolman was a Mediterranean power.
  21. The Germanic peoples who ended Roman rule in the west
  22. shifted the focus to the north.
  23. They're the peoples of Europe would begin to create a
  24. new civilization building on the legacy group, despite the disorder
  25. and decay that came with the fall of Rome, Western
  26. Europe was a place of the great potential it had
  27. for toy land and other resources such as timber 1st
  28. and 10 in the early Middle Ages, Gradual changes took
  29. place that would eventually bring a measure of order.
  30. Let's talk about the time of decline as wrong declined
  31. and withdrew from its provinces.
  32. In Western Europe, these lands suffered severe blows.
  33. Waves of invaders swept in and Roman civilization slowly disappeared.
  34. War wars waged constantly, trade slow to a tickle.
  35. Towns emptied on, learning virtually ceases.
  36. Let's talk about the early Middle Ages.
  37. It was a harsh and difficult time for the peoples
  38. of Europe.
  39. Much later, some people looked back from this time and
  40. called the dark ages because of this order and loss
  41. of Roman civilization.
  42. Today, historians recognize the Middle Ages in the in fact,
  43. the time of new beginnings during long period, Greek room
  44. and German if in question, traditions were slowly blended and
  45. given the rise toe in or medieval civilization.
  46. Medieval comes from the Latin term for Middle Ages.
  47. Let's talk about the dramatic kingdoms.
  48. The Germanic tribes that conquered parts of the woman employer
  49. included the Goths Vandals Saxons and Franks.
  50. The culture was very different from that of their womans.
  51. They were mostly farmers and herders, so they had no
  52. cities were written laws.
  53. Instead. Instead, they lived small communities governed by unwritten customs.
  54. The kings were elected leaders chosen by tribal councils.
  55. Warriors swore loyalty to the king in exchange for weapons
  56. and share in the pundit.
  57. Taken from different ends between 407 100 these Germanic tribes
  58. carved Western Europe into small kingdoms.
  59. Let's talk about the kingdom's off.
  60. The France, the strongest and most successful kingdom was that
  61. of the fence.
  62. In 486 o'clock, this a king of the Franks conquered
  63. the form a Roman province of God.
  64. Later, this area would be known as friends.
  65. Clothes ruled his new lands, according to the Frankish customs.
  66. At the same time, however, he managed to preserve much
  67. of the Roman legacy involved.
  68. Clothes took an important step when he converted to Christianity,
  69. the religion of his subjects in well.
  70. In doing so, he not only earned the support, but
  71. he also gained a powerful ally in the pope, leader
  72. of the Christian Church of Law.
  73. How did Muslims advance into Europe as the Franks and
  74. other Germanic peoples carved up Europe in powerful move forth,
  75. Islam swept out of the most Middle East across the
  76. Mediterranean world, Islam is a religion that began in the
  77. Arabian Peninsula around 622.
  78. Over the next 200 years, Muslims or believers in Islam
  79. built a huge empire and create the major new civilization.
  80. The pope and the Christian kingdoms in Europe watched with
  81. alarm as Muslims armies over then Christian Lens from Palestine
  82. to Palestine to North African Spain when a Muslim army
  83. crossed into France.
  84. Charles mortal.
  85. They need Frankish warriors at the battle of tours in
  86. 732 Christian warriors child.
  87. But, um, the victory was a sign that God was
  88. on their side.
  89. Muslims advanced no further into Western Europe, although they continued
  90. to, well, most of what is now known Spain to
  91. European Christians, the Muslims presence in Spain around the Mediterranean
  92. was his words of anxiety and anger.
  93. Even when the Muslim armies were no longer a threat.
  94. Christians continue tohave ah, hostile view.
  95. The Muslim world still, medieval Europeans did learn from the
  96. Arabs whose knowledge in many areas, especially science mathematics was
  97. extensive and exceeded, exceeded.
  98. Thank you so much for listening.
  99. We'll meet you next time