Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Today in class, we had our test. To be honest, I did not even study. I was going to but last night, i was very busy and i didnt really have much time. But hey i got a ding! I am so proud, of myself.

Page 152: Chronology 
  Fifth Century- Angles and Saxons invade Britain
  486- Clovis leads Frankish confederacy against Romans and rival Germanic invaders in Gaul
  527-565- Reign of Emperor Justinian in the Eastern Empire
  542- Plague hits Egypt, then spreads throughout the Mediterranean area and much of western Europe
  568- Lombards conquer most of northern Italy
  570-632- Life of Muhammad
  595- Missionaries sent by the pope begin to convert the pagans of England
  711- Muslim invasion of Spain
  800- Slavs occupy almost all of eastern Europe

Page 151 Notes
-the two centuries after the time in Rome were a time of turmoil in Europe that would continue for a long time
-In the Germanic Kingdoms, Roman institutions gradually stopped working, cities ceased to be centers of trade and social life, and warfare became more and more important than education and culture in the lives of the upper classes
-Christianity spread

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