They came from the North and Eastern Europe
They were farmers and animal herders
Roman called
Germanic Tribes
Barbarians
= foreign (extrañeros) and savage
Economic exchanges
sold the Romans wood,
Joined the Roman army to
defend territory.
and furs.
amber,
Violent attacks/raids
against Roman cities
...but sometimes
Settled in
Roman territory peacefully
In 409
Roman Emperor
asked Visigoths
to expel the SUEVIs, VANDALs and ALANs
from the Iberian Peninsula
Roman Emperor Honorius
gave the VISIGOTHS
Gaul in south-west France and
most of the Iberian Peninsula
Visigoths acted as representatives
for the Romans
Capital - TOULOUSE
In 507AD
FRANKS wanted
access to
the Mediterranean Sea
Pushed
the VISIGOTHS
out of Gaul
Visigoths moved the capital to TOLEDO
Toledo
Germanic tribes
formed small kingdoms
in the
Western Roman Empire
Angles and Saxons
Dukes, counts and bishops
controlled the cities
Kings
chosen by the rich
had all the power
Later, became hereditary
People left cities
moved to the villages
Crops and animal
farming
Exchanged
farm products
Most of the population
were peasants
Had a lot of land
Monks recieved donations of land
Places of worship
and
cultural centres
Cultural centres -
Schools and copied manuscripts
in a scriptorium
LANGUAGE
New languages emerged
LAW
Combination of Roman laws
with Germanic customs
RELIGION
Pagan Germanic Tribes
converted to Roman Catholic Christianity
Germanic influence
German Dutch English
Latin influence
Spanish French Italian
The Eastern Roman Empire
/ Byzantine Empire
Capital - Constantinople
The Eastern Roman Empire
and lasted 1000 years.
Recuperated and modernized Roman Law
The Justinian Code
This document
was called
"INNOCENT UNTIL
PROVEN GUILTY"
He invaded and conquered
ITALY,
IBERIAN PENINSULA
and NORTH AFRICAN COAST
wanted to rebuild the Roman Empire so...
Dominated the coast of Mediterraneean Sea
and
controlled trade between
East and West
Created gold coins
to make trading easier
Basileus / emperor
religious leader,
military/government leader
Patriarch of Constantinople
-highest religious leader
Artisans, merchants, soldiers,
free peasants
Servants and slaves
government,
religious authority,
military
and
economic activity
The most important church in the Byzantine Empire
Built in 5 years (532-537CE)
during Justinian reign
Why did the church change
into a mosque (mezquita) ?
What happened to the mosaics?
What changed when the Hagia Sofia
became a mosque, and why?
watch the video and
answer the questions
ORTHODOX CHURCH
they didn't recognize
the POPE's authority
Leader of the church -
Patriarch of Constantinople
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Leader of the church
- Pope
in 1054
Roman Catholic church divided
Greek Alphabet
Greek replaced Latin
Latin Alphabet
until 3.20
After Justinian death in 565CE
the Byzantine Empire began to lose territories
Difficult to defend and protect borders
6th Century
Lombards
conquered Italian Peninsula
7th Century
Lost southern
Iberian Peninsula
to the Visigoths
7th and 8th Century
Islamic Empire
began to conquer
territories
around the eastern coasts
of Mediterranean Sea
During the 11th and 14th Century the Muslims and Turks conquered most of the Byzantine Empire
the OTTOMAN TURKS conquered CONSTANTINOPLE
ending the BYZANTINE EMPIRE
In 1453, almost 1000 years
after its beginning...
In 1453
Turks conquered Constantinople
Started in Arabian Peninsula in the 7th Century
Arabs
nomadic tribes
and
animal herders
Each tribe was polytheist
Shared MECCA as their holy land
Mecca and Medina
important cities for trade
traded
spices and silks from Asia
to the
Byzantine Empire
and
across the
Mediterranean Sea
to Europe
Muhammad (570-632) - rich merchant from Mecca
started a new monotheistic religion - Islam
with one god - Allah
Other rich merchant didn't accept his teachings so....
...he escaped to
Medina in 622
This was the beginning of the Islamic calendar - Hegira
and built an army in Medina
In 630
He returned to Mecca and captured the city
He unified different tribes under one religion - ISLAM
FIVE OBLIGATIONS