Warm-up #4 • Why was Europe a dangerous place after the

Fall of Rome?

• How do you think Europeans tried to protect themselves?

9.2 Assessment• 1a. How were monks and monasteries related?• Monks lived in communities called monasteries where they

did their work. • 1b. Why did missionaries travel to northern Europe?• Missionaries traveled to northern Europe to convert people

to Christianity. • 2a. What is Charlemagne famous for?• Charlemagne is famous for uniting much of Europe in his

Frankish empire. • 3a. What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid?• Vikings raided Britain, Ireland, France, Iceland, Germany,

Spain and the Iberian peninsulas.

9.2 Assessment ADV…• 1a. How were monks and monasteries related?• Monks lived in communities called monasteries where they did their

work. • 1c. Why do you think monks followed such strict rules?• Answers will vary: To help live as good Christians….• 2b. What do you think Charlemagne’s greatest accomplishment

was why?• Answers will vary: creating schools because it helped spread

Christianity…

9.2 Assessment ADV…• 3a. What areas of Europe did the Vikings raid?• Vikings raided Britain, Ireland, France, Iceland, Germany, Spain

and the Iberian peninsulas. • 3b. Why were people in Europe so frightened of Viking raids?• Viking raids were fast, unpredictable and very fierce. They burned

fields, destroyed town, robbed monasteries, and sold prisoners into slavery.

• 5. What services might you hire knights to perform?• Answers will vary – to protect from invasions, to protect

monasteries, to defend land…

Feudalism Reading NotesTopic Key Ideas

Charlemange’s Rule

Roman Catholic Church and Pope Leo III

Viking Threat

Monarch/Devine Right of Kings

Feif v. Manor

William the Conqueror

Homework

• Read Chapter 9.3