Victoria's Western Civ. Blog

Reading Guide:  1. What role did the Church play in helping Clovis conquer other Germanic peoples? The Roman church gave support to Clovis military 2. What role did Pope Gregory the Great play in spreading the idea of a vast unified kingdom? Pope Gregory need roaming church collect taxes, declined wars, negotiate peace treaties 3. What was important about Charles Martel’s victory at the Battle of Tours? He stopped the spread of Islamic in Europe, Europe stayed Roman Catholic, Spain and south Portugal stayed Muslim 4. How did Pepin the Short strengthen the Frankish kingdom? Pepin cooperated with the Pope and won the support of the church 5. What was the importance of Charlemagne’s coronation as emperor? the event signaled the joint of Germanic power and the church and the heritage of the Roman empire 6. How did Charlemagne govern his unified kingdom? he unified his empire by limiting noble power and control government officials Terms and Names: Middle Ages -  t...

Reading guide:  1. What were the causes of each condition that led to the fall of the Roman empire?        a. Disruption Trade -  Hostile tribes outside of the boundaries of the empire interfered with the trade.      b. Gold and Silver drain - Expansion fo the empire exceeded the amount of gold and silver available to be found      c. Inflation - Disappearance of money.      d. Decline of loyalty and dicipline in military - Roman soldiers became less disciplines and loyal because they gave their loyalty to christianity, and non-violence.      e. Citizen indifference and loss of patriotism - Rome relied on foreign men to fight in the army. With no skill defeat was common therefore resulting to lose of patriotism. 2. What steps did Diocletian take to restore order and reform the empire? When Diocletian realized that the empire was too big to run, he split the empire into four regions. ...

Reading Guide:  How did each of the following people influence the development of Christianity as a new religion?  1. Jesus of Nazareth -   Christ is "Christos" in Greek, meaning "messiah" or "savior". The religion derived from Jesus Christ 2. The Jews -  They were the first followers of Jesus. 3. Pontius Pilate -  He was a Roman ruler who had Jesus killed. 4. Peter -  "The Rock" on which Christian Church would be built. All priests and bishops left an authority to him. How did each of the following help to promote the spread of Christianity?  5. Pax Romana -  It was safe to travel and everybody spoke the same language, Latin or Greek. 6. Paul -  He wrote Epistles or letters, teaching about Jesus. He also welcomed converts. 7. Constantine -  He saw an image of a cross as a sign from God that he would win in battle, and it came true. AD 313 he declared Christianity as an approved religion. 8. Theodosius -  In AD 380...

terms and names-  civil war-  a war between citizens of the same country. Julius Caesar-  a Roman statesman and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire triumvirate- a  group of three men holding power, in particular (  the First Triumvirate  ) the unofficial coalition of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus in 60 BC and (  the Second Triumvirate  ) a coalition formed by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in 43 BC. Augustus-  a Roman statesman and military leader who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has consolidated an enduring legacy as one of the most effective and controversial leaders in human history Pax Romana-  the peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire. Using your notes- ...