Regional Civilizations The Middle Age was a time of no great accomplishments in science, not any great art was produced, and no great rulers were born. During this time there was no single ruler, or king, that was in charge of the people, so the Roman Catholic Church became in charge. They held all the power. A Frankish guy named Charlemagne was appointed king by Pope Leo III. He was the first person to be an emperor since the empire had fallen over three hundred years before. There is not much known of the early Germanic tribes. They lived in Southern Sweden, Northern Germany area, and the Danish Peninsula. The Germans began to clash with the Romans. They clashed with them at the end of the second century before Christ. At this
