the Germanic tribes
- barbarians and their families became the nobles and aristocratic of medieval Europe
- Germanic tribes who rules former roman lands wanted to conquer other barbarian people who lived beyond the land and were pagans
- the angles and Saxons- invaded Britain
most of the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity in the 7th century
the most powerful tribe was the franks
the eastern empire continued on while the western is divided by barbarian tribes
Emperor Justinian came to power in 527, he wanted to reunite the eastern and western empire
plague- swept through western Europe
Greek byzantine emperors saw themselves as roman emperors and the head of the church
Justinian built the Hagia Sophia (means holy wisdom)... its a dome that was considered to be the most glorious church at the time
it is now a museum. 537 - third version finished
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