Download Transition From Fall of Rome to Middle Ages

Matt Reed and Noah Strong
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Territories in Africa and Europe
were lost to Germanic tribes and
invaders.
Population in the west declined
due to Agricultural issues.
Capital of empire shifted from
Rome to Byzantium, this ended
power in the west.
In the 3rd century political
instability developed within the
empire.
Roman citizens became over
confident.
Diseases swept through
population killing about half of
the western empire.
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Divided between west and east.
East was heavily influenced by
Hellenistic culture and were
more sophisticated. West still
spoke Latin and only had main
cities protected and not
countryside.
Emperor Constantine moved
the capital from Rome to
Byzantium in the east.
West became the Holy Roman
Empire after Romulus
Augustus’ rule
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Germanic Tribes ended up controlling much of Italy.
The Visigoths controlled Spain
The Vandals controlled North Africa
Britain was divided in to the Anglo Saxons
Many small tribes became known as the Franks.
Gauls controlled France.
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These invasions of Germanic
Tribes was harmful to the
Roman empire because they all
brought their own culture to
the empire causing loss of unity
in the empire.
Germanic Tribes wanted to
invade the Roman Empire
because they appreciated
Roman culture more than their
own.
Germanic Tribes were
mercenaries for Roman military
and wanted more military
control.
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Made of a combination of
two tribes from Northern
Germany and Denmark.
Captured most of Britain,
and established a Germanic
tribal system of government.
Converted to catholic by the
end of the 6th century.
England became a
dangerous place to live
under Anglo Saxon rule.
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Joined forces with the
Romans to defeat the Huns
in 451, Battle of Chalons.
From southern Scandinavia
Split in to the Ostrogoths,
who remained in southern
Russia and the Visigoths,
who drove the Romans out
of modern day Romania.
Also captured Ravenna, and
Rome then continued to
settle in southern France and
Spain.
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From Germany
Tried to settle in Spain but
were expelled by the
Visigoths.
Conquered North Africa and
sacked Rome in 455 after the
Visigoths.
Took the treasures of Rome
back to Carthage.
Fell to the Byzantine Empire
led by Justinian in 533.
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Byzantine law was based off of
Roman law.
Roman nobles inter-married
with Germanic upper class.
Social structure of old Rome
remained in Spain and southern
Gaul, area where romans had
fled to.
Things that were influenced
were political styles, and
Architecture.
Rome remained the largest city
in the west and economic center
for western Europe.
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Odoacer was the chief of the Germanic mercenaries, he disposed
of Romulus Augustus and quickly conquered Italy.
The Germanic tribes established control over Italy for many
centuries
Rome was abandoned during the Gothic war in the 6th century.
This caused surrounding cities to fall in to decline.
The Muslim Conquest led to poor trade in the Mediterranean for
the Europeans.
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The split of the Roman Empire
led to depopulation, deurbanization, and increased
invasions.
The lack of leadership led poor
infrastructure within the
divided Western Roman
Empire.
Trade with other territories
collapsed and education
suffered.
Early Middle Ages was not a
strong time period, everything
but the catholic church declined.
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Pope Boniface III became the
bishop of Rome in 607 and
was given the Pantheon.
Pope Leo III crowned
Charlemagne, the leader of
the franks, the Emperor of
the Holy Roman Empire.
This Empire became the new
power in the west, making
Constantinople its new rival.
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