middle ages

1. Outcome: Causes/Effects of the
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages

2. Discussion Question
◼If our American government disappeared
today, how would our lives be different
tomorrow? Next month? Next year?

3. Essential Question:
Causes and effects of the MIddle Ages
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4. Essential Question
1. What combining factors (or changes)
changed Europe from a once
flourishing Roman Empire into what we
now know as the Middle Ages?

5. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
1. The Middle Ages: What is it?
a. What was the time period? How long?
b. Why was it call the Dark Ages?

6. Fall of Rome

7. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
2. Causes of the Middle Ages
a. What caused Rome to fall?

8. First 9 minutes Fall of Rome

9. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
b. Invasions led to:
1. How would the fall of Rome affect trade?
2. How the invasions effect the major cities of the
empire farther away from Rome?

10. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
3. Europe became rural: Roman cities left without strong
leadership
4. Decline of learning: Germanic invaders could not read or
write. Learning became less important as people moved
to rural areas.
5. Did the Germanic tribes speak Latin?
6. What happened to the gov’t? (rule by law)

11. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
3. How did the Middle Ages Change Europe
(Effects)?
a. New Germanic Kingdoms Emerge (Holy Roman
Empire)
b. Rise of the feudal system in Europe

12. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
c. What new institution is going to emerge to
unify the people?

13. Causes/Effects of the Middle
Ages
3. Effects of the Middle Ages
f. New languages replaced Latin
g. Early signs of modern European countries start to appear
(England & France)

14. Essential Question
1. What combining factors (or changes)
changed Europe from a once
flourishing Roman Empire into what we
now know as the Middle Ages?
**Hint: there are six changes**

15. Were the Dark Ages really Dark?