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500
Germanic invasions
By A.D. 500, Germanic Invasions had all but destroyed the urban world of the Roman empire. Trade declined, cities bridges and roads fell into disrepair, law and order vanished, and education almost disappeared. For most people, life did not extend beyond the tiny villages where they were born, lived, and died. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oz-quqRgtfc/Skg7fYIqZNI/AAAAAAAABAs/s3h8l6I2lDA/s400/JS_German.jpg -
Jan 12, 650
Irish missionaries
The missionaries from Ireland won over many converts even though the Irish were isolated from the pope. Monasteries in Ireand sent missionaries throughout the area of Northern Atlantic and Western Europe. Most of the people of Western Europe eventually became Catholics. http://www.saintpatricksjacksonville.org/images/stpat.jpg -
Dec 21, 700
Feudal Relationships
The tie between military serveie and land ownership that characterized feudalisom began. At the time Charles Martel was fighting the Muslims. http://steventill.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/feudalism-knight.jpg -
Dec 21, 714
Charles Martel
In A.D. 714 Charles Martel or "Charles the Hammer" became mayor of the palace. Because of his defeat against the Muslims in Tours, France Christianity would remain the dominant religion of Europe. http://www.culture-routes.lu/uploaded_files/infos/ar/00000122/0000000443/0000000443_1.jpg -
Jan 11, 750
Martel Grants Estates
To support the calvary, Martel started to grant warriors feifs. Feifs are landed estates with peasants. The Frankish king later enlarged this stystem by giving the feifs to local officials and counts. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/maps/martel1map.gif -
Dec 21, 752
Pepin the Short
With the backing of nobles and church officials, Pepin the Short, the son of Charles Martel, became king of the franks. The pope anointed, or put holy oil on, Pepin, making him a divinely chosen ruler in the eyes of the people. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Pippin_the_younger.jpg/200px-Pippin_the_younger.jpg -
Feudalism takes hold in northern France
Arrangements amoung nobles and monarchs emerged as feudalism. Lords who had been granted fiefs were allowed to pass their lands on to their heirs. In return the nobles were to provide knights for the royal army. http://publish.uwo.ca/~dmann/Feudalism%201.jpg -
Clovis
In A.D. 481 a brutal and willy warrior named Clovis became the king of the franks. Fifteen years later Clovis became the first Germanic ruler to accept Catholicism. http://csmh.pbworks.com/f/1188875371/Clovis.jpg -
Charlemagne's Empire
In A.D. 768 Pepin's son, Charlemagne, became the Frankish king. He was one of Europes great monarchs. Charlemagne nearly doubled the borders of his kingdom to include Germany, France, northern Spain, and most of Italy. His enlarged domain became known as the Frankish Empire. http://www.culturalresources.com/images/maps/CharlemagneBig.jpg -
Treaty of Verdun
In the Treaty of Verdun was a treaty of the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, the son and successor of Charlemagne, which divided the territories of the Carolingian Empire to three kingdoms. http://faculty.cua.edu/Pennington/ChurchHistory220/images/Verdun843.jpg -
Vikings
The vikings lived on land that was not fertile and hard to farm on. After finding out that england was rich with plentiful lands and treeasures they began to explore for better land and invade parts of europe. http://www.freewebs.com/brandenburgstudies/Vikings_468x364.jpg -
Alfred the Great
Alfred was given the name alfred the great due to his great leadership. He ruled england from 871-899. http://www.englandandenglishhistory.com/media/img/Content/anglo_saxons__alfred_the_great/AlfredTheGreat.gif
