The document discusses three potential labels for the Middle Ages: The Dark Ages, The Age of Faith, and The Age of Feudalism. It analyzes each label based on the social, political, and economic conditions of the time period between 500-1400 CE in Europe. Specifically, it examines how certain documents from the time period represent aspects of each label.

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2. Where are we?

3. Today’s Topic What is the best label to understand the Middle Ages?

4. The Middle Ages Are: The period of time from the Fall of the Roman Empire in 476 until the start of the Renaissance in the 1200’s-1400’s (where the Middle Ages start and the Renaissance begins depends on the part of Europe we look at)

5. The Middle Ages Are: The Middle Ages are sometimes called: The Dark Ages The Age of Feudalism The Age of Faith

6. DBQ Interlude Let’s look at the DBQ question: Write a sentence that could work as a thesis statement for the DBQ essay you have? “The label for the Middle Ages that best describes the era between 500 and 1400 in Europe is….” Now let’s examine…

7. Why the Dark Ages? Very little progress/development in: Arts Culture Government Thought Lots of violence and uncertainty

8. Why the Dark Ages? Which documents show this period as ‘The Dark Ages? Document 1 Document 3 Document 7 Not the ‘The Dark Ages’? Document 7

9. Why ‘The Age of Faith’? Governments were weak or non-existent, so the Catholic Church was by far the major power in Europe Most people only understood the world through religion, there was no science

10. Why ‘The Age of Faith’? Which documents show this period as ‘The Age of Faith? Document 5 Document 10

11. Why the Age of ‘Feudalism’? Feudalism is the name of the system of Economic ($) and Political Organization This system dominated Europe in the Middle Ages

12. What is Feudalism? Feudalism is the name of the system of Economic ($) and Political Organization This system dominated Europe in the Middle Ages

13. What is Feudalism? Feudalism is: A system of oaths/obligations between Lords and Vassals Example #1: King gives land to knight Knight promises to serve in King’s army

14. What is Feudalism? Feudalism is: A system of oaths/obligations between Lords and Vassals Example #2: Lord gives land to peasant Peasant pledges to give crops to Lord

15. Why ‘The Age of Feudalism? Which documents show this period as ‘The Age of Feudalism? Document 2 Document 4