The
lands of Europe fell to war and strife.
The
Franks made their empire.
Vikings
invaded.
Muslims
invaded.
Spain
was captured.
Byzantium
slowly eroded into nothing.
Their
culture lived on in Kiev,
The
future cause of problems in the world
Lombards
took over Italy
Islam
shattered.
The
Holy Roman Empire came
With
Charlemagne and the Carolingians.
The
old Merovingian order fell.
Charlemagne
expanded.
He
tried to build from the ashes of the old empire.
Education
was important
To
clergy and people.
Christianity
won many converts.
The
dream of Rome lived on.
The
great city.
The
culture.
Charlemagne
was the first to try to bring Rome Back.
Fourteen
years before he died the pope gave recognition.
Then
his death caused the empire to crumble.
As
the years passed, Europe slowly organized.
Nations
born of local tribesman.
England
was born.
Scotland
was born.
Ireland
was born.
France,
Poland and Denmark.
Trade
flourished in Europe and routes were built.
Religion
took center stage.
Churches
got bigger.
More
elaborate
As
Rome was forgotten they became goth.
Hierarchies
were formed.
Peasants
on the bottom
Holding
kings and nobles on top of pedestals
Knights
gave them support.
With
the flying buttresses of clergy
Directing
masses
Chanting
in middle way.
Some
hoping an indulgence would pass their way.
Others
rejecting such worldly goods
For
simple monastic prayer.
