The Patterns of Medieval Life

Introduction

The Middle age is an era of European history, which stretches from, 5th century to 15th century. The Medieval Ages is followed by the decline of the Roman Empire and then begins the Early Modern Era. It is the era that is classified in three divisions of the history: Classic, Middle and Modern. The earlier time of middle ages is also known by the Dark ages or Medieval Era (Knight, p.18).

In the Early Middle Ages, the trend of de-population and increased barbarian continued. Middle East and North Africa became Islamic, which were once part of the Eastern Roman Empire. After some time in the middle ages, the feudal system formation allowed to move away from agriculture. A steady urbanization was seen in the Western and Northern Europe.

Discussion

Charlemagne

In 476 after the decline of Roman Empire, the Western Europe got involve in a mess with various tribes that were trying to dominate. Not one tribe was successful in re-conquering major parts of the Western Roman Empire. Then in late 700s, Charlemagne came in as a King. Charlemagne became the Franks' King, and he had the ability to conquer many of the competitive clans in the part of the Western Europe. Therefore, he united majority of the region partially due to the spread of Christianity religion. However, in 814, after the death of Charlemagne, Western Europe was then again filled with chaos and there was no strong leader to lead. None of the tribes had the ability to maintain the peace and strength required for a nation to progress. Thus, there was no proper form of central government and no secured form of safeguard for life and property of the people. Thus, the people of Western Europe made a decision, and they turned to feudalism for the safety (Ruby, p.64).

Feudal ...