Tuesday

Most people moving to rural areas are the nobles, taking with them people they need.
Decline of learning
Tribes had oral tradition but couldn't read Greek or Latin.
Few besides priest were literate.
Romance languages evolve, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian.
Germanic warriors loyalty is to the lord of the manor, he provides them with food weapons and treasure
No orderly government, small communities rule.
Clovis rules the Germanic people of Gaul known as the franks
in 496 he has a battlefield conversion- he and 3000 of his warriors become Christians.
the church in rome likes this
by 511 the franks are united into one kingdom with clovis and the church working as partners.
Church+Frankis rulers rise in Christianity
In 520 benedict writes rules for monks
vows of poverty (live simply in monasteries)
chastity (no marital relations)
obedience (listen to church superiors)
His sister scholastic writes similar rules for nuns