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Invasion Of Western Europe

Invasion Of Western Europe. 13-1. Germanic Invaders. Germanic invaders overran the western half of the Roman Empire Repeat invasion caused changes that altered the economy, government and culture. Disruption of Trade. Merchants faced invasion from land and sea Business collapsed

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Invasion Of Western Europe

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  1. Invasion Of Western Europe 13-1

  2. Germanic Invaders • Germanic invaders overran the western half of the Roman Empire • Repeat invasion caused changes that altered the economy, government and culture

  3. Disruption of Trade • Merchants faced invasion from land and sea • Business collapsed • Destroyed Europe's cities as economic centers • Money became scarce

  4. Downfall of Cities & Population Shift • As the empire fell cities were abandoned as centers of administration • As Roman centers of trade and government collapsed nobles retreated to rural areas • Roman cities were left without strong leadership • This shift caused most of Western Europe to become rural

  5. Decline of Learning • Germanic invaders could not read or write • Among Romans the level of learning sank sharply and more and more people left for rural areas • Few people except church officials were literate • The knowledge of Greek which was always important was almost lost

  6. Loss of a Common Language • As Germanic speaking people mixed with Roman population Latin changed • It was still and official language but no longer understood • Different dialects developed and new words became a part of everyday speech • By 800’s French, Spanish and other Roman based languages evolved from Latin

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