Today in Western Civilization class we read pages 358-363 and took notes and wrote down the terms and names for pages 363+357.
From 800-1000, invasions destroyed the Carolingian Empire.  Muslim invaders from the south seized Sicily and raided Italy.  In 846, they sacked Rome.  Magyar invaders struck from the east.  The Vikings invaded from the north.  They set sail from Scandinavia a wintry, wooded region in Northern Europe.  They were a Germanic people, they worshiped war-like gods.  Magyars and Muslims attacked from the east and South after Viking invasions declined, and Europe became the new target of new assaults.  Feudalism, In 911, two former enemies faced each other in a peace ceremony.  The manor was the lord's estaste.  During the middle ages the manor system was the basic economic arrangement.
Terms and names pg. 357-
1. Middle Ages- The gradual decline of the roman Empire ushered in an era of European history, or the medieval period.
2. Franks- Germanic people from what is now France and Switzerland.
3. Monastery-  The Church built religious communities, to adapt to rural conditions.
4. Secular-  The papacy became a worldly power involved in politics.
5.  Carolingian Dynasty-  The family rule after Pepin the Short died.
6. Charlemagne-  Ruled after Pepin the Short died, and spread the empire after conquering many people.
Terms and Names on page 363-
1. lord- In exchange for military protection a landowner owner called a lord could appoint land.
2. Fief- The land someone received from a lord.
3. vassal- The people who received a fief from a lord
4. Knight- Mounted horsemen who pledged to defen their lord's lands in exchange for fiefs.
5. Serf- People who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born.
6. Manor- The manor was the lord's estate.
7. Tithe-  After all the payments were made to the lord, peasent families owed money to the village priest, a tithe is a church tax.