Germanic Kingdoms Unite under Charlemagne
476 AD- Roman Empire broke down
-When Romulus Augustulus was deposed as the emperor
476-1453 AD
(From the end of the roman empire to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks)
This new society has roots in:
-classical heritage of Rome
-beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
-customs of various Germanic tribes
5th century Germanic invaders
-overrun the western half of the Roman Empire
causing:
-disruption of trade
-downfall of cities
-population shifts to rural areas
effects of Invasion
-decline of learning
-tribes had an oral tradition, songs, but couldn't read Greek or Latin
-Romance languages evolve: French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian
-Few besides priests were literate.
-Germanic warriors were loyal to the lord and protected him.
520, Benedict writes rules for monks:
-vows of poverty (live simply in monasteries)
-chastity ( no martial relations)
-obedience (listen to church superiors)
-Church revenues are used to help the poor, build roads, and raise armies
(this is a theocracy)
Hammer defeats a Muslim raiding party from Spain at the Battle of Tours in 732. If hammer did not win, the Muslims could have blown through all of Europe, making it the Muslim Empire.
Charles Martel's son is Pepin the Short
-He works with the Church and is named "king by the grace of God" by the Pope.
-Pepin the Short dies in 768, leaving two sons
-Son #1(Carloman) dies in 771
-Son #2(Charles, known as Charlemagne, meaning Charles the Great)
-He was six feet, four inches
Charles the Bald and Louis the German split up the kingdom at the treaty of Verdun in 843 AD
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