Charlemagne

What nationality was Charlemagne part of?

• Romans

• Gauls

• Franks

• Goths

Who was Charlemagne's grandfather?

• Charles the Hammer

• Constantine the Great

• Leo IX

• Henry VIII

Which Pope crowned Charlemagne?

• John XII

• Benedict XVI

• Gregory the Great

• Leo III

What was Charlemagne's capital?

• Rome

• Paris

• Aachen

• Poitier

How did Charlemagne take care of his subjects?

•  Granted land and built school for all the poor people under his reign.
• Founded schools and protected the weak under his reign.
• Appointed a new governor for each territory that was elected by the peasants.
• Initiated new mandatory holidays to give the peasants a break from farming.

How did Charlemagne deal with those who refused to convert to Christianity?

•  He passed new laws granting freedom of religion.
• He had them executed.
•  Deported every non-believer he could find.
• Provided a safe haven in which they could worship without fear of punishment.

Charlemagne was also known by the name _____________________.

• Charles the Great
• Clovis of Normandy
• William the Conqueror
• King of the Normans

Why was Charlemagne a good role model for education?

• He set up many schools

• He became a teacher

• He learned how to read and write

• He wanted education to available for all people

At the time, reading and writing was mostly done by which group?

• Poor people

• Monks

• Women

• Laborers

When the Roman Empire fell, Europe was divided into different...

• provinces

• kingdoms

• city-states

• empires