1. Mediterranean Europe
Middle Ages

2. Marcus Aurelius
The empire was getting too big

3. 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

5. 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 years more

7. Constantine was the first Christian emperor

8. The Roman Empire
Romulus Augustus was defeated by Germanic tribes (5th Century).
Romulus Augustus v. Odoacer
476 CE

9. Middle Ages (Medieval Period)

10. 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.

11. Main Topics

12. 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

13. Knight(s)
A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor

14. Crusades
Any one of the wars that European Christian countries fought against Muslims in Palestine in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries

15. Monarchy
A form of government in which a country is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)

16. 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.