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

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

3. Western Europe in the Middle Ages

4. 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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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?