Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . the history of the West did they finally establish their kingdom. Why has the The Germmi Imiasiofis 59 year 476 been regarded as the date of the fall of the Roman Empire ?Tell what you can of Theodoric and his kingdom. Contrast theLombard invaders of Italy with the East Goths. Section 7. Who were the Franks, and how did their invasiondiffer from that of the other German peoples? What did Clovisaccomplish, and what was the extent of the kingdom
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . the history of the West did they finally establish their kingdom. Why has the The Germmi Imiasiofis 59 year 476 been regarded as the date of the fall of the Roman Empire ?Tell what you can of Theodoric and his kingdom. Contrast theLombard invaders of Italy with the East Goths. Section 7. Who were the Franks, and how did their invasiondiffer from that of the other German peoples? What did Clovisaccomplish, and what was the extent of the kingdom of the Franksunder his successors. Compare the numbers of the barbarians whoseem to have entered the Empire with the number of people in ourlarge cities to-day. Section 8. On what terms do the Germans seem to have livedwith the people of the Roman Empire? Why are the Laws of theBarbarians useful to the historian ? Compare the ways in which theGermans tried law cases with those we use to-day in the United as clearly as possible why the Middle Ages were centuries ofdisorder and ignorance as compared with the earlier CHAPTER IIITHE RISE OF THE PAPACY The Christian Church The popes q. Besides the emperors at Constantinople and the various German kings, there grew up in Europe a line of rulers farmore powerful than any of these, namely, the popes. We mustnow consider the Christian Church and see how the popesgained their great influence. We have already seen how marvelously the Christian com-munities founded by the apostles and their fellow missionariesmultiplied until, by the middle of the third century, writers likeSt. Cyprian came to conceive of a Catholic, or alt-embracing,Church. We have seen how Emperor Constantine favoredChristianity, and how his successors worked in the interest ofthe new religion; how carefully the Theodosian Code safe-guarded the Church and the Christian clergy, and how harshlythose were treated who ventured to hold another view ofChri
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