1. Rome Falls and new Kingdoms emerge: France, Spain, England, Germany… 1000 – 1300’s CE

2.  1000’s – very low population  14-1500’s – population doubles  Predict: What would cause this initially low population and then what would help population grow again?

3. EUROPEAN MANORAMERICAN PLANTATION

5.  Fall of Rome was caused in part by a crumbling economy and weak currency.  After Rome, Europeans used a barter system… they had no money and physically traded goods for other goods.  In the Midde Ages, a Money Economy grew, based on currency, rather than simply goods.

9.  European cities like Paris, Rome, and London began as Roman military outposts.  After Rome fell the cities remained, but the population and quality of life dwindled.  During the middle ages, cities were re-born with more stable economies and more effective king’s.

10.  Cities begin to develop their own vernaculars… or languages unique to a specific region.  Latin was the language of Rome, but as these cities grew, so did their language.  Latin develops into different vernaculars in the Middle Ages: ◦ French ◦ Spanish ◦ German ◦ English