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Germanic Kingdoms 

• Middle Ages
• medieval period
• 500-1500 AD
• Medieval Europe is fragmented 
• Invasions Trigger changes in Western Europe 
• invasions and constant warfare spark new friends 
• Disruption of trade 
• Europe's cities are no longer economic centers
• money is scarce
• Downfall of Cities 
• cities are no longer centers of administration
• Population Cities
• nobles retreat to the rural areas
• cities don't have strong leadership
• Decline of Learning
• Germanic invaders are illiterate 
• priests and church officials could read and write 
• loss of language 
• dialects develop in different regions 
• ALL INVOLVED FROM LATIN
• Germanic kingdoms emerge
• the concept of government changes 
• roman society: loyal to public gov't  
• Germanic society: loyal to family
• chief led warriors
• during peace, provided food, weapons, treasure, a place to live 
• The franks under Clovis
• battlefield conversion
• Constantine 
• warriors and himself baptized 
• church in rome approves of this "alliance" 
• Germanic peoples adopt Christianity 
• Pope Gregory 
• expands papal power 
• King is like pope, pope is like king
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