The 5th century marked the fall of empires and the rise of new civilizations shaping the medieval world.

• Major Events
  1. Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)
  2. Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain begins
• Major Empires
  1. Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire
  2. Hunnic Empire (until 453 CE)
• Major Conflicts
  1. Sack of Rome by Visigoths (410 CE)
  2. Battle of Chalons (451 CE)
• Population Trends
  1. Decline in Western urban populations
  2. Mass displacement due to migrations.
• Key Leaders
  1. Attila (Hun)
  2. Clovis I (Frank)
  3. Odoacer (Germanic/Herule)
• Key Intellectuals
  1. Saint Augustine (Theology/Philosophy, The City of God)
  2. Mesrop Mashtots (Linguistics, Creation of Armenian alphabet)
• Major Religions
  1. Christianity (Consolidation and spread, Council of Chalcedon)
• Currency
  1. Byzantine Gold Solidus (Dominant stable currency)