7. Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire suffered a series of invasions by peoples from the East including the Goths
(Germans), Vandals, and the Huns. Alaric, leader of the Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD. The Vandals sacked
Rome in 455 AD.The last Roman emperor was exiled in 476 AD. The Huns were fierce warriors who pushed the
Goths into the Roman empire. They invaded Italy in 450 AD but eventually were weakened and defeated.
Attila the Hun
Goths
Vandals
Alaric
Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire
Invasions of the Roman Empire
15. Middle Middle Ages (800 - 1204)
Battle of Hastings (1066)
Normans
Vikings to Normans
Viking Explorations
Normans vs Muslims Sicily 1063
16. Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne (814 AD)
Charlemagne was the grandson of Charles Martel. He created the
greatest European empire during the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome.
Charlemagne
17. Early Middle Ages (768 - 1190 AD)
Charlemagne (814 ) Otto (973) Holy Roman Empire Member States (1190)
Charlemagne’s Empire
Holy Roman Empire
18. The Crusades (1096 - 1204 AD)
Europeans invaded the Mideast to capture Jerusalem fro the
Muslims. They had some initial success but were eventually driven out.
However they brought back some of the Arab culture.
22. Medieval Cities
Rothenburg, Germany
Siena, Italy Oxford, UK
Bruges, Belgium Carcassonne, France
Toledo, Spain
Prague, Czechoslovakia Salzburg, Austria
Stockholm, Sweden
Palio Florence
27. Black Death 14th Century
The Black Death was a dangerous plague virus that came from Asia and killed
about 1/3 of the population (20 million people) in Europe. It was spread by fleas
carried by rats on ships. It often produced black boils on the skin and killed its
victims in less than 24 hours.