Medieval Europe

Europe in the Post Classical period lays the foundation for the Europe that will come to dominate world affairs. If you are picking a period where Europe (and specifically Western Europe) is the least important in World History, this may be it. Medieval Europe refers to the time between the fall of Rome and the reemergence of Europe during the Early Modern Period around the 15th Century. Although not as important as Muslims, Mongols, or the Chinese in the period, it remains foundational to understand them in the next few periods into the 21st Century.

1. Monasticism

2. Charlemagne

3. Feudalism/Manorialism

4. Lords/Knights/Serfs

5. Chivalry

6. Romanesque v. Gothic

7. Scholasticism

8. Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

9. Vikings

10. Hanseatic League

FILMS FOR ENRICHMENT

CLIP ONE: DARK AGES (from the HISTORY CHANNEL)

CLIP TWO: The BATTLE OF HASTINGS, 1066 (from the BBC; The Anglo-Saxons led by Harold vs. the Normans led by William the Conqueror)

CLIP THREE: ST. CRISPIN's DAY SPEECH (from HENRY V, Battle of Agincourt... This is the speech Mel Gibson stole for Braveheart)

CLIP FOUR: The BLACK DEATH (Bubonic Plague from the HISTORY CHANNEL)

LINKS BACK TO THE OTHER POST-CLASSICAL EMPIRES/CIVILIZATIONS: