Middle Ages: Politics & governance

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In deze les zitten 25 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.

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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Early Middle Ages
500-1000

Slide 2 - Tekstslide


Troubled times in Europe
500-800



  • There were many wars after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • Traveling was dangerous so most people lived in (small) villages, trading over long distance stopped.
  • Big cities, like Rome, were not there (anymore)

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Charlemagne / Charles the Great
King of the Frankish Empire

Such a big empire ... that was difficult to manage!

But why actually?


Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Problems:
Huge distances in the realm (difficult to defend)
Bad roads and bridges
Bad communication (all by horse and letter)
No money (only trading goods)




Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Solutions of Charlemagne:
1. Karel and his court moved from castle to castle (sleepovers!)
2. Feodalism

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Feodalism
A feudal lord divides his kingdom into pieces. He has each piece steered by a vassal. The vassal may do whatever he wants on the piece of land (a loan), but he must:
1. swear allegiance to the king
2. govern and administer justice
3. pay tax every year
4. help in the wars of the king

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

vassal
feodal lord:
Charlemagne

The loan (the land) that the vassal gets 'on loan'.
The Four Duties of a Loaner:
1.He had to swear allegiance to the king;
2.He had to administer his territory and administer justice there;
3.He had to pay taxes to the king annually;
4.When there was war in the Empire, he had to fight with his own soldiers in the king's army.
The vassal swears allegiance to his feudal lord, Charlemagne.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide


The Frankish Empire falls apart:
  • After the death of Charlemagne and his son Louis, the empire was increasingly divided and divided and divided ...
  • The nobles who ruled these areas sometimes "forgot" that they still had this area officially on loan from their feudal lord!

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Manorial
system!
Manorial
system!

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

What is a disadvantage of the feudal system?
A
The borrowed land was seen as property by the lender
B
The king had too little land to lend
C
There were too few vassals
D
After Charlemagne, the loan system disappeared

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

What is a good example
of the feudal system?
A
The king rules his country all by himself.
B
The king has ministers who advise him on the governance of his country.
C
The king has nothing to say about the government of his country.
D
The king has divided his land into twenty parts. Each piece is controlled by a friend of his.

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

What duty does a vassal have?
A
He should do whatever he likes in his area.
B
He has to get up early every morning.
C
He must pledge allegiance to his liege lord.
D
He must lend parts of his territory to subcontractors.

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

This image from the thirteenth century promises
a feudal loyalty to Charlemagne.

Is this statement right or wrong?
The man on the far left of the picture
is Charlemagne
A
Goed
B
Fout

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Late Middle Ages
1000-1500

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Slide 20 - Video

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