LATIN CHRISTENDOM476 “Fall” of the Roman Empire400+ Irish monks preserve knowledge400+ Decline of urban population622+ Muslim Expansion732 Defeat of Muslims at Tours800 Charlemagne crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by Pope 843 Treaty of VerdunLATIN CHRISTENDOMI. Impact of the Roman CollapseDecline in urban population Total population declinesGermanic tribes: Visigoths, VandalsEastern Roman Empire resurgence II. European ChristianityIncreasing spread of Christianity - to GermanyRise of Church power MonasticismSaint Benedict of Nursia (480-547)Irish MonksIII. Germanic CultureBeowolfMerovingians & Clovis (reigned 481-511)IV. Carolingians Charlemagne (768-814)Viewed as either Frankish king, restorer of the Roman Empire, Christian saintExpands Empire - Saxons 772-804, Spain, Italy, SlavsRelations with the ChurchRenaissance Reformation of law codescelebration of learningV. End of theRenaissanceephemeral natureof kingdomnew invasionsVerdun 843divides
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