The Middle Ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
The Dark Ages largely began with the collapse of the Roman Empire, or Western Empire. Barbarians took advantage of Rome's weakness and attacked region after region until the empire collapsed.
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe under the Carolingian Empire, which was the first new empire in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
The fall of the Roman empire
At the end if the Middle Ages, the strongest countries in Western Europe were probably England, France, and Spain. In Eastern Europe, the strongest was the Ottoman Empire, though much of it was in Asia.
After the Roman Empire Collapsed
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe into the Carolingian Empire, centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire. However, the empire crumbled shortly after his death.He is known as 'the Father of Europe'.
Charlemagne united most of Western and Central Europe under the Carolingian Empire, which was the first new empire in Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Western Europe (Eastern part of the Roman Empire did not collapse and became known as the Byzantine Empire) went into a period of chaos, then arose in the feudal society (Middle Ages)
The civilisation of the Germanic peoples.
The civilisation of the Germanic peoples.
Charlemagne also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire 3 centuries earlier. Called the Father of Europe, He united most of Western Europe.
Much of Western Europe, perhaps half, was in the Roman Empire or West Roman Empire. The rest of it was in tribal lands and small kingdoms.
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The Western Roman Empire was Western Europe
the final collapse was due to worsening internal problems, the separation of the western empire from the wealthier eastern empire, and increasing outside invasions.
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The Roman Empire was followed by the Middle Ages throughout the whole of western Europe.
The fall of the Roman empire