After having read the chapter and listening to this episode, students should be able to

}Appreciate the contributions that the Romans, Christian church, and Germanic peoples made to the new civilization that emerged in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

}Understand the significance of Charlemagne’s coronation as emperor.

}Appreciate the roles that aristocrats, peasants, and townspeople played in medieval European civilization, and how their lifestyles differed.

}Grasp how cities in Europe compared with those in China and the Middle East.

}Comprehend the main aspects of the political, economic, spiritual, and cultural revivals that took place in Europe during the High Middle Ages.

}Understand the ways in which Europeans began to relate to peoples in other parts of the world after 1000 C.E.

}Understand the main reasons for the Crusades, and who or what benefitted the most from the experience of the Crusades