Mediterranean Europe Middle Ages
Marcus Aurelius The empire was getting too big
Reasons Why the Empire Collapsed Changes in government Republic to dictatorship Commodus 180 B.C.E. He ignored the recommendations of the senate (selfish man) New tribes (Germanic) invaded the Roman empire
By 395 CE, the empire split into a western and eastern half The Western Roman empire fell in 476 CE (German invaders) Huns, Visigoths, Vandals The Eastern Roman empire last 1000 years more
Constantine was the first Christian emperor
The Roman Empire Romulus Augustus was defeated by Germanic tribes (5th Century). Romulus Augustus v. Odoacer 476 CE
Middle Ages (Medieval Period)
Middle Ages It is the time period that stretched roughly from the 5th to the 15th century. The term was coined to describe the era in between the time of ancient Rome and Renaissance.
Main Topics
Vocabulary 1) Word 2) Translation 3) Definition 4) Symbol or drawing 5) My sentence Level 1 (2 sentences) A) Look for a sentence in a book or website and copy it B) Write a sentence in your own language using the target word
Knight(s) A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor
Crusades Any one of the wars that European Christian countries fought against Muslims in Palestine in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
Monarchy A form of government in which a country is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)
Feudalism A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.