Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms

Who where the Franks?

• English family who held control of the Roman Empire

• Followers of the Pope that worked in the monastery

• Germanic people who held power in Gaul

Who was Charlemagne?

• Powerful Frankish ruler who built a huge empire

• King of the Byzantium Empire

• Viking who invaded Europe during the Middle Ages

How did invasions by Germanic groups change Europe?

• Traded stopped.

• People moved to the countryside and returned to rural ways of life

• Maky kinds of new dialects developed

• All of the above

Who were these Germanic people?

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

• The Clovis. They held power in the Roman province of Gaul.

• Charlemagne. He held power in the Roman province of Gaul.

How did Christianity spread?

• Frankish rulers helped Christianity spread

• The Church helped Christianity spread

• Monasteries helped Christianity spread

• All of the above

What role did monasteries play during the Middle Ages?

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

• They influenced the King and the Pope

• Soldiers trained there to become Knights

How did the Carolingian Dynasty arise?

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

• Charlemagne began the reign the Frankish called Carolingian Dynasty after he was crowned

• Charles Martes began the reign the Frankish called Carolingian Dynasty after he was crowned

Who were Charles Martel and Pepin?

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

• Charles M was a Frankish general. Pepin was his mayor

• Charles M was Pepin's son

What did Charlesmagne achieved?

• He made his kingdom larger than any other

• Cut power of the nobles in his empire and increased his own

• Revived learning

• All of the above

What was important about Charlemagne being crowned as emperor?

• He was the first Frank king

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

• His father Pepin was proud of him