Middle+Ages+Artifacts

social structure remaining after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe, and churches had become the central source of justice, security, and wealth in each community. The continued health of the Church was important because it kept the empire healthy. Because the administration of the Catholic Church was based on the administration of the Roman Empire, Charlemagne's government also resembled a royal government in Rome In Charlemagne's new civil government, the governors were responsible for large regions, with counts ruling over subdivisions of those regions, called counties. Legal assessors were assigned to counties and villages to make sure that abuses did not occur.To further ensure the enforcement of the realm's laws, royal envoys were sent out in pairs, directly from the emperor, to check up on the government of each county. || The hundred year war occurred between the mid 1300's and mid 1400's. The war was fought between France and England because the English ruler, Edward III, claimed the french crown. Because of that, the french became angry and started a war.During the beginning of the war the English were winning because they had invented a new weapon called the longbow. The longbow was 6 feet long, could shot off 3 arrows for every one arrow the french shot, and it could pierce armor. Joan of Arc (Joan's successors) and the cannon lead France to their victory. After the war France grew national feelings and the kings expanded their power. Two new weapons named the longbow and cannon were invented. Castles and knights were doomed because they were no longer needed, and the monarchs needed large armies. || This patient died from the Bubonic Plague. This disease was spread by rats. Fleas were the carriers that spread to humans. The disease infected the lymphatic system which was contained of organs, ducts, and nodes. The purpose of the lymphatic system was to transport a watery fluid called lymph that describes immune cells and tissues. It also interact with the blood circulation system, and the disease makes it hard for the system to drain the fluids. The lymphatic system contains immune cells called lymphocytes, which protect the body against antigens. Symptoms include swelling of lymph nodes, black spot on skin, fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion, and a horrible smell. It would take two to seven days for victims of the disease to die. The mortality rate was between 50% to 90%. ||
 * ====** Charlemagne's Palatine's Chapel **==== || ====** Hundred Year's War **==== || ====** Medival Plague Victim **==== ||
 * [[image:Interior_of_Charlemagne's_Palatine_Chapel.jpg width="247" height="270"]] || [[image:Hundred_Years'_War.jpg width="313" height="178"]] || [[image:Plague_Victim.jpg width="234" height="190"]] ||
 * When the kingdom expanded into an empire under Charlemagne, the Franks' tribal system of government was no longer ample. Charlemagne had to control a vast territory and several different ethnic groups with different traditions of government. Charlemagne turned to the Roman Catholic Church for a model of orderly government. The Roman Catholic Church was the only