Germanic

That succeeded the Roman Empire, reunited under Charlemagne empire. Charlemagne spread Christian through northern Europe. Middle ages (medieval), 476- 1453 AD. End of Roman Empire, to conquest of Constantinople by Turks. Invasions trigger changes in the western Europe. Warfare spark new trends. Disruption of trade. Money scarce, cities no longer centers. Downfall city, no longer center of administration. Population shifts. No strong leadership. Decline in learning. Invaders are illiterate. Priest and church officials were the only ones that could read and write. Knowledge of Greek was lost. Loss of common language. Dialects in diff regions. Kingdoms emerge. Government changed. Roman society; loyal to public government. German; loyal to family. chief led warriors, during peace, he provided food, weapons, etc. During war, warriors fought for lord. Franks lived in Gaul. Franks under Clovis. Battlefield conversion. Clovis and men baptized by bishops. Approved by the church of Rome. Clovis and church worked together. 511 AD- unties Franks into kingdom. 600 AD. Church Frankish rules convert many. Monasteries and convents. 520 Benedict wrote rules for monks. His sister Scholastia did the same with the nuns. Pope Gregory expanded papal power. papacy is pope office. secular power is worldly power. Church used church money to raises armies, repair roads, help the poor. Christendom. Franks controlled longest Europe kingdom.