-Barbarians were nomadic tribes that moved all over Europe and Northern Africa
-The Huns even came over from China
-Barbarians who assimilated into Roman culture became the "nobles"
-The Angles and Saxons dominated Britain
-Anglo-Saxons were mostly converted to Christianity
-The most powerful Germanic tribe was the Franks
-But the real power came from the "mayors of the palace" who were royal officials and nobles
Meanwhile...
-The Eastern Empire changes names to Byzantium
-Justinian tried to take back the West in 527, but failed and lost a TON of men to plague and war
-Justinian succeed for a time but ended up having to retreat from a loss of men
-Byzantium goes Christian
-Leaders from Byzantium saw themselves as the Roman leaders and Heads of the Church
-Justinian built the Hagia Sophia ("Holy Wisdom") the most glorious church of all time
-Took three years to build, but it was worth it
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