What were conditions like in Europe during the 800s

Explanation:

In Europe during the 800s, there was a period of chaos and nobody had control over the people. Many barbarians and tribes were scavenging and destroying the cities, and caused people to flee. From all directions, the area was being invaded by the Saracen from the South and the Hungarians from the East. Public building, such as churches, were burned and people were taken captive. People, such as merchants and peasants, abandoned their roles in society because they were terrorized. People took refuge in places they thought were safe like the mountains. Any type of order that held together society was destroyed.Document 2: According to this Chronicle, what is happening at this time?According to this Chronicle, people were being mass murdered and property was being destroyed during this time. In 842, there was a great slaughter in London and Quentavic and in Rochester. In 846, a group of people referred to as the Northmen burned the town of Dordrecht and filled their boats with treasure, including men and goods, that they stole from the town to take to their country.Document 3: Explain the mutual obligations illustrated in the diagram.In the diagram, the feudal obligations between a lord and a vassal are illustrated. The vassal is obligated to be loyal to the lord, give military service to the lord, and pay ransom, when the lord is captured in war, for the lord. In return, the lord is obligated to protect the vassal and give land (fief) to the vassal.Document 4: What is the Church trying to accomplish?The Church is trying to prevent violence by using holy days as an excuse. They are saying that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are the fast days of the four seasons in which a decree of peace will be observed. Actions such as murder, arson, robbery, or assault cannot be committed. People also could carry but can't hurt others with any type of weapon. Weapons can only be used when a castle is besieged and they have to defend themselves.Document 5: What function was provided during the Middle Ages?The function of guarding was provided during the Middle Ages. The individual manners were protected by an efficient guarding system that were set up by lords or nobles of that estate.During the Dark Ages, barbarians and invaders outside the estate’s walls caused destruction and chaos but the function of guarding is what kept peoplesafe and away from the “dark” things outside the walls.Document 6: How does a decline in education correlate with the decline of society?The decline in

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