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In the year 395 AD, the Roman Empire was divided into two parts:

The ……………. …………… ……………. and the …………….. …………….. ……………

In English: BC = Before Christ = antes de CristoAD = Anno Domini = después de Cristo

WESTERN ROMAN EMPIREEASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

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The capital of the Western Roman Empire was:

Rome

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was:

Constantinople

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The Western Roman empire was soon invaded by the barbarianscoming from the North

For this reason, the Western Empire fell in the year ……………….

Meanwhile, the Eastern Empire lived a time of splendour.(trades, great extension, construction of decorated buildings…)

The Eastern Empire resisted until …………………

The Eastern Empire is also called ……………………………………..

BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Some photosI come from an Italian city called Ravenna, which was very importantduring the Byzantine period.

Many monuments of that time still exist. The interiors are all decorated with colourful and spectacular mosaics:

St. Vitale’s Church in Ravenna:

Outside:

And inside:

The touristic visit is over!Now we will talk about…

THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE

(Unit 4.3)

The Carolingian Empire

• After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Frankish Kingdom was established in France.

• But the kings were weak and they handed power to the palace butlers (=mayordomos de palacio).

• Charles Martel, who defeated the Muslims in Poitiers (France), was one of the most importants butlers.

The Carolingian Dinasty

• The son of Charles Martel, Pippin the short, of the Carolingian Dinasty, became king.

• The son of Pippin the short was Charlemagne (Carlomagno), who wanted to restore the Western Roman Empire.

The Carolingian Dinasty

• Charlemagne conquered vast territories…

Because of this he was crowned by the Pope

as the new Emperor of the West in the year 800.

Life in the Carolingian EmpireECONOMY and SOCIETY• The main economic activities were agriculture and

stockbreeding (=ganadería). • In the country, landlords dominated over lands and peasants

(=campesinos)• The trade was very slow because communication networks had

deteriorated

CULTURE• Charlemagne created schools in cathedrals and monasteries. The most important school was the Academy of Aquisgrane.

• The monks copied books by hand

- Charlemagne died in 814, leaving the Empire to his son Louis the Pious (Luis el Piadoso) - Louis the Pious, with the treaty of Verdun (843) divided the Empire among his three sons:Charles, Lothair, and Louis

This was the end of the Carolingian Empire.