PPT-What were the Dark Ages The Fate of The Roman Empire

The Political Organization Under Caesar the Roman Empire was centralized Europe becomes decentralized without a strong Roman Empire Weaker political structures would limit trade and progress. Were the Dark Ages really dark?. 310 CE to 1000 CE. (very approximately). Dark Ages or Middle Ages?. Dark Ages. Middle Ages. Gibbon’s book . The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. (1788) set the biased tone. History Review. CHAPTER 6:. The Dark Ages… . (450-750 A.D.) . Bringing Order out of Chaos . in a Crumbling Empire. T. he Dark Ages… . (450-750 A.D.) . Bringing Order to Chaos in a Crumbling Empire. (The Geography of Western Europe, the Germanic Kingdoms, and the Age of Charlemagne). Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall. Images as cited. . wwwharunleoncom.blogspot.com. Portugal. Spain. Andorra. United Kingdom. France. Monaco. Luxembourg. Belgium. Netherlands. Germany. Switzerland. Liechtenstein. Italy. San Marino. Vatican City. Malta. Austria. Czech Republic. Slovakia. World History SOL 9a – 9d. Charlemagne. Franks emerged as a force in Western Europe. Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope. Most of Western Europe was in the new empire. Power of the Church was established in political life. © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. The beginning…Early Middle Ages. Decline of Roman Empire . Rise of Northern Europe . New forms of government . Heavy “. Romanization. ” (religion, language, laws, architecture, government). Latin. Germanic tribes such as the Franks, Visigoths, . Burgundians. , . Ostrogoths. , and Vandals take over.. Trade stops, people move out of cities, and the exchange of ideas completely stops.. The Franks emerge as the most powerful of these groups.. 500-1500s. The Franks. King Clovis . Warrior king of the Franks. Germanic kingdoms were now the uniting force in Europe. Established the most powerful Christian kingdom of the time. France is derived from their name . Explain the changes in European society after the fall of the . Roman Empire.. Key Vocabulary. Vernacular – the change of the Latin language from region to region.. Monasteries – religious communities that were the only centers of learning during the Middle Ages.. In the East, the Byzantine Empire became a center for trade & Greco-Roman culture. The Middle Ages. In the West, Europe grew weak & fell into the Middle Ages from 500 to 1300. Also known as the “Dark Ages” or “Medieval” era . In trying to save the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople in 330 AD.. While the western part of the Roman empire fell in 476 AD, the Byzantine Empire lasted 1,000 years.. The Decline Roman empire lead to an era called the Middle ages . Invasion affect in Europe . Constant invasions and constant welfare lead to:. Disruption on trade . Downfall of cities. Population shift . Major Question 1. How did political power in Europe shift after the fall of the Roman Empire? . First of all…. Rome was divided into two empires in 284 AD. by the Emperor Diocletian. West (Rome) East (Constantinople).