1. Germans Battle of Adrianople Ostrogoths (East Goths) &
Visogoths (West Goths)
Huns “Little Daddy” (Atilla)
Huns conquer East Goths

2. Adrianople West Goths = fear (ask Rome for help)
Rome = settle just inside the frontier
Tension begins (taxes, prices, kidnapping)
West Goths rebelled = battle Adrianople
410 Alaric looted & sacked Rome

3. Adrianople West Goths move Spain (Roman territory)
Vandals (also in Spain)
Goths win = drive out competition
Vandals flee to N. Africa

4. Adrianople Became pirates = vandalism 455 Vandals attack Rome = win
Lead to fall of Rome
476 Odoacer = new emperor
Ruled 15 years (killed by Theodoric)
Rome = 6 major German kingdoms

5. The Franks Established along Rhine River Became farmers
Divided into separate groups
No ruler until 481

6. Clovis Cruel & greedy Brought all Franks under one rule
Part of kingdom = France
1st Germanic king to accept Catholicism

7. Clovis becomes Christian
Prayed = didn’t help win battles
Win = “I convert”
Clovis + 3,000 covert after war
Gained support from Romans
Latin became new language
Pope & church gave support
Clovis set up capital = France

8. The Franks Charles Martel – “The Hammer”
Began career as a Mayor (Mayor = noble & most important official in king’s household)
Wanted to reunite all Frankish nobles under his rule
“The Hammer” = strength in battle
732 led Franks in battle of Tours (defeated Muslims)

9. The Franks Pepin – son of Charles Martel & father of Charlemagne
1st Frankish king to be anointed (blessed w/ holy oil)
Aided the Pope to defeat the Lombards (central Italy)
Died 768, divided the kingdom between his two sons

10. The Franks Charlemagne Becomes King after brothers death
Wanted to control all W. Europe
Convert all Germanic into Christians?
Waged wars to achieve this
Defeated Lombards (N. Italy)
Defeated Saxons
Muslims in Spain

12. Wooden throne

13. Christian Empire Most powerful leader W. Europe Close ties w/ church
Hired church to keep records
Act against church = act treason
12/25/800 = declares Charlemagne emperor
Created many law reforms
Established counts

14. Education
Could not read or write
Wanted his people educated

15. The Franks
Louis the Pious