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The Transition from Fall of Rome to Middle Ages

The Transition from Fall of Rome to Middle Ages. By: Matt Pierson and C.J. Penhaligen. Background of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire dominated western Europe for 1200 years Believed in Roman Gods at the beginning of its existence until 312 A.D. when Christianity was accepted

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The Transition from Fall of Rome to Middle Ages

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  1. The Transition from Fall of Rome to Middle Ages By: Matt Pierson and C.J. Penhaligen

  2. Background of the Roman Empire • The Roman Empire dominated western Europe for 1200 years • Believed in Roman Gods at the beginning of its existence until 312 A.D. when Christianity was accepted • Romulus Augustus was the last emperor of the Roman Empire

  3. Fall of Rome • Refers to the sacking of the Roman capital in 476 A.D. • Defining moment in western Europe history • On September 4, 476, Odoacer, a Germanic chief, successfully captured the emperor in the West, Romulus Augustus

  4. Odoacer now believed that he was Emperor of the entire empire Zeno was the eastern emperor Zeno granted Odoacer the position of Patrician and Julius Neppos was ordered to become the western emperor again Later Theodoric the Great, the King of the Ostrogoths, became the representative of the emperor of the East What came after?

  5. During the decline of the Roman empire, Germanic tribes took over land that was once ruled by the Roman empire They spread their culture all around the world Known also for their great warfare General Information on the Germanic Tribes

  6. Visigoths • Were the first to penetrate the empire’s frontiers • Originally lived in Scandinavia but then spilt into two separate groups and the other group, the Ostrogoths, still remained in Russia • Started to enjoy roman culture later • Later rebelled against the roman empire due to the treatment they received

  7. The Huns • Established in the plains of Hungary • Romans and Germans were scared because they were savages, they thought that the Huns only believed in plunder and bloodshed • The Visigoths and Romans defeated Attila the Hun and his army in 451 A.D. at the battle of Chalons • Their disappearance open doors to several other Germanic tribes such as the Ostrogoths, the Franks, and the Anglo-Saxons

  8. The Vandals • Before the goths sacked the capitol of the Roman empire the Vandals pushed into the empire • They settled in Spain for a while before being forced to leave by the Visigoths • Conquered a rich providence in North Africa • They created a naval fleet and in 455 sacked Rome and brought all their riches to their new capital which was in Carthage • They were later easy to attack by the armies of the East Roman Emperor Justinian in 533

  9. The Ostrogoths • Ostrogoths moved toward northern Italy after gaining independence from Hun control • Intermarriage with Goths and Romans was prohibited • Theodoric was the most talented leaders of all the Germanic tribes • Allowed other religions • Theodoric showed great concern for Roman culture by rebuilding and resorting monuments • Theodoric died in 526 his successors were weak, they were driven into the alps and disappeared from history

  10. The Franks • Had a powerful king named Clovis(481-511) • Defeated Visigoths and the Burgundians and controlled France • Converted to catholicism • Fought with the the Frankish armies against the other non-Catholic barbarians • Intermarriage was permitted • Change languages from Latin to French

  11. The Anglo-Saxons • Anglo-Saxons lived on a light chalky soil on the hilltops • Lived in and originated in England • Ignored roman law but followed a wholly Germanic tribal system of government • Converted to Catholicism by St. Augustine’s mission • Life was dangerous and dull

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