November 28 (Monday)- Finished notes and reviewed
November 29 (Tuesday)- Test day #1
November 30 (Wednesday)- Test day #2
December 1 (Thursday)- Assigned group section project.
December 2 (Friday)- Work day.
Germanic Invasions
- Germanic tribes moved into the Roman Empire due to the Huns moving into their territory around 370 AD
- The Germanic tribes attacked and took over areas all throughout the empire and eventually sacked Rome itself in 410 AD
The Huns
- In 370 AD, the Huns moved into Europe from Central Asia and battled the Germanic tribes
- In 444 AD, under Attila, the Huns invaded both parts of the Roman Empire
- The Huns attacked over 70 cities
- Couldn't get past walls of Constantinople
- Invaded Rome in 452 AD but failed
- Attila the Hun died in 453 AD and so did the Hun's power
The Last Roman Emperor and the End
- The last Western Roman emperor was Romulus Augustulus, a 14 year old
- He was ousted by German forces in 476 AD and Rome fell
- The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) continued and flourished until the Ottoman Turks took them over in 1453
- After Rome fell, Europe fell into the Dark Age from around 500-1500 AD
6.5 The Legacy of Rome
- The Latin Language
- The basis of many future languages- French, Spanish, Portuguege, Italian, and Romanian
- Many English words have their root in Latin
- Road and aqueducts
Important Roman Laws
- All persons had the right to equal treatment under the law
- A person was considered innocent until proven guilty
- The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused
- A person should be punished only for actions, not thoughts
- Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside
- Roman law served as a basis for the law of many European countries in the future as well as the United States
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