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Warriors and Warbands

Warriors and Warbands. Barbarians of the West. Last days of Rome. Roman Legions had kept barbarians in check and had even established good trade relations with them. When the Huns started moving Westward, tribes of barbarians started migrating to Roman territory. T he barbarians.

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Warriors and Warbands

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  1. Warriors and Warbands Barbarians of the West

  2. Last days of Rome • Roman Legions had kept barbarians in check and had even established good trade relations with them. • When the Huns started moving Westward, tribes of barbarians started migrating to Roman territory.

  3. The barbarians • Three main groups. • Celtic, Germanic and Slavic. • The Celts were native to Western Europe and were made up of the Gauls (present day France) The Britons (present day U.K.) Bretons (present day France)

  4. Germanic and Slavs • Were pushed around Europe by the Huns and other tribes. • The Visigoths eventually sacked Rome in 410 CE and were a dominant power in Sothern Europe until the Muslim invasion of 711. • Slavs settled in what would be present day East Germany and Russia.

  5. The Merovingian Dynasty • The First Dynasty in Europe after the Romans. • They were a Germanic Tribe called the Franks. • Clovis 1 united all the Frankish tribes by arranging the assassination of all Frankish leaders. • Power grew once he converted to Christianity and gained the support of Catholic Bishops.

  6. The Carolingians • The Merovingian Kings ruled for 300 years but loosened their control over the Frankish Kingdom. • Charles ‘The Hammer’ and later his son Pepin ‘the Short’ used military might and the support of the Church to take control and remove the King.

  7. Charlemagne • After Pepin’s death, the rule of the Kingdom passed to his sons. • Carloman (who died) and Charles who took over the entire kingdom. • Charlemagne would one of Europe’s greatest rulers.

  8. Assignment (Read Charlemange pages 509-511) • Imagine you are an artist living in the Early Middle ages and you have been asked to create Charlemagne’s official portrait. Since most people cannot read, your portrait must contain symbolic references of his achievements.

  9. Assignment • Draw the initial sketch and what items you plan to include in your painting providing a reason for each. • At least 5 items. • What do the people need to know about what kind of a leader he was?

  10. Assignment • His shoulder ornaments signify his many conquest of Europe. • This Scepter symbolizes his authority over the German people. • This Table is where he would have signed the peace treaty of the Prussian War. • Etc.

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