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Germanic Kingdoms Of Western Europe 
the germanic barbarians
-barbarian war loads and their families who assimilated into roman culture became the "nobles"
-germanic tribes who ruled former roman land sought to conquer and assimilate other barbarian people who lived beyond the frontiers and were still pagans.
More on germanic kingdoms
-the angles and saxons for Denmark and northwestern Germany invaded Britain and assembled the native Britains.
-most of the anglo saxons converted to christianity 7th century.
-most powerful germanic tribe was the frutas.
-real power with mayor of the place were royal officials and nobles.
eastern empire
-byzantium
-west was getting divided while east was dong fine.
-justian came to power in 527, reunited by reconquering western territories.
-succeeded but then re took soon by barbarian tribes, plus massive plague depopulated much of the west.
christian empire now
-Greek Byzantine saw themselves as Roman Empire and heads of christian church.
-Byzantines preserved grecor, roman art, architecture, philosophy, and writing despite's much of it being non-christian.
-justinan built massive domed Hagia Sophia ("holy wisdom") inconstgntinople, most glorious church on earth at the time.
third version finished 530, cathedral of saga Sophia, justnan's cathedral, later a masque now museum.
knowledge of geometry, dome supported by high arches.
model for both church and mosque builders for more than 1,000 years.

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