The Medieval World was the way in which civilization was between the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell and the 15th century when the Renaissance or Age of Enlightenment occurred and brought people out of the Middle Ages. During this time period, Roman civilization had a significant impact on the development of ideas, society, and politics. One way in which Rome did this was by promoting ‘empires’ even though Rome’s empire had fallen. The Church took the place of the Roman Empire and began to unify Europe under its rule. It even went so far as to anoint King Charlemagne as the ‘Emperor of the Romans;’ this transitioned the former Roman Empire into the Holy Roman Empire, an empire that lasted through much of the Medieval Period (“Middle
