Germanic kingdoms unite under Charlemagne
mail idea many Germanic kingdoms that succeeded the roman empire were reunited under Charlemagne's empire
Charlemagne spread christian civilization thought northern Europe which is where many of us came from.
middle ages medieval period
500- 1500 AD
medieval Europe is fragmented
invasions constant warfare spark new trends
disruption of trade
Europe cities are no longer economic centers
money is scarce
downfall of cities Spanish other roman based languages are evolve
cities are no longer centers of administration
population shift
nobles retreat to the rural areas
cities don't have strong leadership
decline of learning
Germanic invaders are illiterate but they communicate through oral tradition
only priest and church officials could read and write
knowledge of Greek is almost lost
loss of common language
dialects develop is different regions
by the 800s French Spanish other roman based languages are evolving from latin
Germanic kingdoms emerge
the concept of government changes
roman society loyal to public gov
Germanic society loyal to family
Germanic chief led warriors during peace he provided food weapons treasure a place to live
during wartime warriors fought for the lord
the king who that you want to collect taxes from me who the heck are you
franks live in the roman province of Gaul their leader is Clovis
Germanic kingdoms under Clovis
another battlefield conversion
Clovis and 3000 of his warriors are baptized by the bishop
the church in Rome approves of this alliance
Clovis and the church begin to work together
pope Gregory 1 expands papal power
papacy popes office
secular power worldly power
so under Gregory the great
the church can use church money to raise armies
repair roads
help the poor
Gregory the great began to act as mayor of Rome and as head of an earthly kingdom
511 ad Clovis unites franks into one kingdom
600 ad church Frankish rulers convert many
fear of Muslims in southern Europe super many to become Christians
monasteries and convents
529 ad Benedict wrote the riles for monks and monasteries
poverty chastity obedience study
his sister scholastic did the same for nuns in convents
731 ad the venerable Bede wrote a killer history in England
monks opened schools maintained libraries, and copied books