During the Middle Ages, the Eastern Roman Empire survived, though modern historians refer to this state as the Byzantine Empire. In Western Europe, Germanic peoples moved into positions of power in the remnants of the former Western Roman Empire and established kingdoms and empires of their own. COUNT 3
QSN1 What is the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages called by contemporary scholars? ANS1 the Byzantine Empire QSN2 Who took over the remains of the Western Roman Empire? ANS2 Germanic peoples QSN3 What did Germanic people create in place of the Western Roman Empire? ANS3 kingdoms and empires of their own