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Flashcards in Western Europe & the Middle Ages Deck (6)
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Western Europe

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  • remained fragmented
  • struggle for subsistence
  • a world of enemies
  • problem of gods
  • not many clothes/food, enemies, place to stay
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enemies

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  • communities become self-contained
  • no peace
  • no order
  • # 1 cause of death was attack from enemies
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issue of god

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  • humans always had an interest
  • after decline of Rome, there was an obsession with gods
  • most god centered time in western history
  • theology became queen of sciences
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early middle ages

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  • Roman empire was overrun but dramatic groups (Barbarians)
  • many attacks over time
  • scarce money, abandoned cities
  • population becoming rural
  • decline of literacy
  • break up of unified empire
  • language changed
  • end of democracy
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Clovis

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  • “First Christian King in West Europe”
6
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Charlemagne

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  • West Europe’s most powerful king
  • present day France
  • encouraged learning
  • standardized weight and measure
  • 800 CE crowned as Roman Emperor
  • 42 years of rule

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