Warm Up – February 21 10 minutes to study for your test – look at study guide and vocab

Rise of Germanic Kingdoms and Charlemagne Unit 4: Middle ages Rise of Germanic Kingdoms and Charlemagne

Western Europe in the Middle Ages 

Roman Empire Falls 5th Century– Germanic invaders overrun the western half of the Roman Empire Repeated invasion and constant warfare caused a series of changes that altered the economy, government and culture

Roman Empire Falls With repeated invasions and constant warfare: Trade disrupted – economy collapses Cities collapse – no longer centers of administration Population shifts – becomes rural

Roman Empire Falls Learning decreases - Germanic invaders could not read or write Loss of common language-Latin no longer understood Unification no longer exists – Democracy ends

The End of Democracy Rome – Unified by loyalty to public government and written law Orderly, unified government

The End of Democracy Germanic Kingdoms Family ties and personal loyalty Small Communities with no unwritten laws and traditions Ruled by a chief who led a band of warriors loyal only to him

Germanic Kingdoms After the decline of Roman Empire small kingdoms sprang up all over Europe – Largest and strongest was controlled by the Franks Leader was Clovis – First Christian King Area of France Greatest king was Charlemagne

Charlemagne Most powerful king in Western Europe Encouraged Learning Made sure nobles had limited power Made sure powerful landowners ruled justly

TOD – February 21 Answer the following questions on a post it: 1. What people invaded the western part of the Roman Empire bringing it to an end? 2. How were the new Germanic Kingdoms different than life in Rome? 3. What leader would expand this new empire across western Europe and attempt to unite kingdoms back into an empire?