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Western Europe – After the “fall” of the Roman Empire. Barbarian invasions of western Europe (map p. 178) = a divided empire Frankish rule of western Europe (map p. 215) – a mostly reunified empire
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Western Europe – After the “fall” of the Roman Empire Barbarian invasions of western Europe (map p. 178) = a divided empire Frankish rule of western Europe (map p. 215) – a mostly reunified empire Spread of Christianity – esp. to Franks in Europe and Anglo-Saxons in Br. (Roman Catholicism “conquers” the Roman Empire’s conquerors) (map p. 169) Vikings arrive (map p. 217) & plunder but later settle & many convert to Christianity