Attendance. Announcement *Students - I know some of you were not totally happy with your recent test results however, fear not - I will have a religions make up for you with your religions poster presentations :) on Monday Students - Please copy the below notes in yellow. Task 1 - Students start a new title - Unit 2 - High Middle Ages STUDENT NOTES: Middle to Late Middle Ages. 1. Early Middle Ages (c. 500–1000 CE) Unit 1 - just completed. Pages 1-35 Text Also called the Dark Ages , this period began after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE). Characterized by feudalism, decentralized rule, and frequent invasions (Vikings, Magyars, and Muslims). The spread of Christianity and the rise of powerful kingdoms like the Franks under Charlemagne (c. 800 CE). 2. High (or Middle) Middle Ages (c. 1000–1300 CE) Unit 1 pages 38-65 A time of economic growth, population expansion, and the strengthening of kingdoms. The feudal system and manorialism dominated society. The Crusad...