Western Europe Middle Ages Sol 10

• The Franks are the major power in Western Europe.

• Classical Roman Latin is revived, but the common language is Spanish, French, or Italian.

• The empire is united by the building of roads, universities, and churches.

• Roads travel

• Same religion and schools

Social

​Religious

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• The power of the Roman Catholic Church increased in the political system.

• Pope crowned Charlemagne

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Angles and Saxons migrated to England

Magyars migrated to central Europe

They

Unite in Tribes led by Chieftans

Invasions disrupt trade, and towns deline

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They convert to Christianity

They adopted literacy

Influence on Magyars and Angles- Saxon

disruption in trade

towns decline

​Influence on areas they invade or migrate

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• They were in tribal units led by chieftains.

• The lack of land led to exploration and invasion.

• Their invasions disrupted trade, and towns declined.

• They practiced a polytheistic religion but converted to Christianity.

• Their attacks contributed to the collapse of the Frankish Empire.

• Vikings settled in Russia, Iceland, and Greenland.

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