HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Feudalism, Gregorian Reform, Heredity

• School: Ball State University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 150
• Professor: Ed Krzemienski

Document Summary

Christianity has the same hierarchy that was in the rest of society: pope (top, worshippers (bottom) Carried on the tradition of the roman society. Most advanced and strongest in the ways of the military. Clovis the first main leader of the germanic tribes. Popes realize that tying themselves to a non-religious group will make them more powerful too. A leader within the law, pope tells him what to do. The pope is setting up the ultimate hierarchy in society. (top) pope. The first stage in people coming to authority. In 732, battles the moors which are muslims living in spain. Rode around on black horses, in all black clothing to battle. *defeats the moors in the battle of tours: this was a huge deal for the linkage of christianity to the germanic tribes. Charles martel has a son named pepin the short . Defeats the lombard"s (they are from rome and very tough)