Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms

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Who were the Franks?

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Germanic people who held power in Gaul

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Who was Charlemagne?

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Powerful Frankish ruler who built a huge empire

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How did invasions by Germanic groups change Europe?

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Traded stopped, people moved to the countryside and returned to rural ways of life, and many kinds of new dialects developed.

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Who were these Germanic people?

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The Franks. They held power in the Roman province of Gaul.

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How did Christianity spread? Options: Frankish rulers helped Christianity spread, The Church helped Christianity spread, Monasteries helped Christianity spread, All of the above

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All of the above

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What role did monasteries play during the Middle Ages?

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They became centers of learning and preserved important writings at the time.

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How did the Carolingian Dynasty arise?

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King Pepin began the reign the Frankish called Carolingian Dynasty after he was crowned.

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Who were Charles Martel and Pepin?

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Charles M expanded the lands of the Franks. Pepin was his son, and father of Charlemagne.

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What did Charlemagne achieve?

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He made his kingdom larger than any other, cut power of the nobles in his empire and increased his own, and revived learning.

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What was important about Charlemagne being crowned as emperor?

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This event marked the joining of Germanic power, the Church and the heritage of the Roman Empire