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Bubonic Plague
Rumored to have came from the East on ships it is passed by fleas that fed on rats during the middle ages and is responsible for millions of deaths during the dark ages.
Centralized Government
Strong government that extends to all aspects of life. In Rome this tends to be a major reason for the fall of Rome due to the poor leadership and lack of any centralized government.
Common Law
These are a collection of basic rights and customs that take years of cultural and societal norms that eventually become law .
The Crusades
A series of political, religious, and military conflicts in which the primary objective was to take back the Holy Land for either Christian or Muslim religious factions.Crusades went from 1096 to 1291 0- about 200 years
Dark Ages
Time period after the Fall of Rome in which people retreat due to the absence of law and order with any regard to human intellectual thought as such literacy suffers due to a lack of historical written record

Fall of Rome

There are a number of reasons why Rome Falls…

1.Rise of Christianity


2.Defense of Rome’s Borders


3.Lead Poisoning/Poor Leadership


4.Barbarian Tribe Invasions

Feudalism
This was a dominant social system that was meant to control people all over Medieval Europe in far reaching areas and Kingdoms A way for the crown to have control over distant areas of their kingdom --people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return
Feudal Society
This was a governmental system widely practiced in Rome after the Fall of Rome and military hierarchy ruled heavily-in this feudal society a person’s social status was normally based on birth, you were born into your position you held in society
Germanic Tribes
When they invade Rome from the North the most important thing they bring with them is their ideas and culture Led to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Huns

The Barbarians that invaded Rome from Asia. They were also a Nomadic people.
Inquisition
This was a 700 year time period in which conflict over various cultures led by Pope Gregory IX to combat Protestanism.
City of Jerusalem
This city had great historical significance because because its religious significance to Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Mass Migration of People
This was a big reason why all the areas surrounding the Roman empire changes after the fall of Rome because people move all over the place during the mass migration

Mongols

An Asian barbaric group which successfully invaded the Chinese empire in 1205 developing the Mongol Empire ruled by Genghis Khan These people were instrumental in changing the political process within China and getting rid of political officials which helped stabilize the area.

Nation Building

This is the broad process of developing borders, government, social hierarchy, values, systems of economics and behavioral norms when settling territoriesThis nation-building allows for the structuring of a national identity using the power of the states
Theocracy
A government that is run by religion. India and Buddhism is a good example of this