The second wave of invasions

in the 9th and 10th century there was a second wave of invasions in Europe
1. Vikings
  1. from Scandinavia attacked territories in Europe
    1. British Isles
    2. northern France
    3. southern Italy
2. Megyards (Hungrians)
  1. from Asian Steppe attacked Europe
    1. they founded the Kingdom of Hungrary
3. Muslim
  1. based in northern Africa
    1. attacked the Mediterranean Coast
after the break-up of the Carolingian Empire
1. Europe was divided into small states
2. kingdoms hadn't got permanent capital
3. the royal council or curio helped the monarch to rule
monarchs had little effective power
1. many royal desicions only affected the monarch's personal territory
  1. the monarchs are going to gave to the lords territories
2. when monarchs died
  1. their kingdoms were often divided becouse of the inheritance
3. royal armies were small
  1. the monarchs depended on lord' armies
4. taxes
  1. kings collected taxes from their subjects
the nobility
1. the monarchs couldn't resist the second wave of invasions
  1. the powerful regional lords offered protection to the local population

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	Created by Sofia Mejia Niño about 8 years ago