Today in Western Civilization we learned that many Germanic kingdoms that succeeded the Roman Empire were reunited under Charlemagne's empire. We also learned that Charlemagne spread Christian civilization throughout the northern empire, middle ages were the medieval period AD 476 to AD 1453 medieval Europe is fragmented the new society has roots in the classic heritage of Roman beliefs of the Catholic church and customs of various Germanic tribes. Invaders overran the western ha;f of the Roman empire causing disruption of trade downfall of cities and population shifts, the effect of invasion led to a decline of learning because nobody cared enough to learn and at this time period only the smart people could read and write. Germanic warriors loyalty is to the lord of manor they provide them with basic necessities result was no orderly government for large areas and small communities rule.