Erica Robancho 3rd October 2011 Humanities - 3rd Middle Ages Pckt. Creating the Middle Ages.

The End of the Roman Empire. -The lifestyle of the Germanic tribes by the Roman Empire were semi-nomadic, limited agriculture, and raised herds. They told stories and practiced religion with many gods. The Germanic Invasions. -The roman government had trouble with coping with Germanic tribes because the tribes would invade at will across the frontier borders. The Eastern Empire Survives. -Constantine established a new Roman capital at Byzantium because he supported Christianity and thought the Roman Empire needed a new Christian capital. -Rome and Byzantium were similar because they were both built across seven hills, many of the buildings were like other Roman architecture, chariot racing track, -The bezant was the medieval term for the gold coin that contained 65 grains of pure gold , and it was important to the economy of Byzantium because trading was based on trading coins, bezant in particular. The Byzantine Empire. -Some of the successes of Emperor Justinians reign include: -I think he would order the construction of the church to impress people, and become popular with the masses. The Barbarian West. - Life in the western half of the old Roman Empire became barbaric by the demise of the Roman political system, 99.5% of the population vanished, people forgot how to read and became illiterate. -The Germanic peoples who invaded the Roman Empire were relatively primitive people with little culture. They were barbaric, brutal, murdering, raping, and destructive. -After the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire, life in the city of Rome became difficult. The Early Medieval Church. -Christianity split into several different Churches because: -The patriarch in the east in Constantinople though himself to be the head -

Monastic Life. -Benedict made contributions to the European monastic system such as establishing rules as taking vows of chastity, obedience, and poverty. Also, he established a monastery in Southern Italy. The Rise of the Franks. -The Merovingians The Frankish Empire of Charlemagne. -Vikings used the technique of establishing a base of operation on a coastal island, then sailed up a river to attack villages as they go. Life in the Medieval Castle. -