2.2- The Carolingian Empire

Who were the "Germanic peoples"?

• An alliance that many tribes created, all of them from the North of Europe.

• • A powerful empire that conquered the Roman Empire.

• Many groups that had big differences between them.

• Romans who lived in the North and East of Europe.

How did ancient Romans called the Germanic peoples?

• Vikings
• Barbarians
• Goths
• Celts

What does the word "Barbarian" meant to the Romans?

• Foreigners.

• Savages.

• Uncultured.

• Brutes.

• All answers are correct.

1. What did these people do after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• They converted to Christianity, because the Pope asked them to.

• They moved to Asia in search of new territories to conquer.

• They settled in the territories of the Empire and created new kingdoms.

• All the Germanics were quickly defeated by a new period of invasions.

Who were the Franks?

• A tribe from Asia who settled in the East of the Iberian Peninsula.

• Germanic people who settled in the North-West of Europe.

• A group of Romans who created a new kingdom after the Empire fell.

• A group of warriors who came from the Byzantine Empire.

1. Which of the following sentences about the Frankish kings is true?

• The king was able to have a strong religious power, like the Byzantine emperor.

• The king had absolute power and controlled every aspect of the kingdom.

• The king didn’t have power to control the entire kingdom, so he trusted that to another person.

• The king was elected by all the people in a democratic process.

1. What was the Mayor of the Palace in charge of? Select 2 answers.

• Rule the kingdom in the name of the king.

• Control the religious affairs of the kingdom.

• Collect and control taxes that the king received.

• Govern the king’s palace.

• Serve the breakfast to the king.

Charles Martel was ...

• a Roman military general.

• the Carolingian king.

• the Emperor of the Romans.

• the Mayor of the Palace.

1. Why was the Battle of Poitiers (732) important?

• The Franks defeated the Muslims, stopping their plan to conquer Europe.

• It marked the end of the Viking invasions in Western Europe.

• It divided the kingdom into four different parts forever.

• The Muslims easily conquered the south of the Kingdom of the Franks.

Why is Pepin the Short an important person?

• He was the general who won the Battle of Poitiers.

• He was a weak ruler, so he negotiated the Treaty of Verdun.

• He was a very religious person who became the Pope of Rome.

• He was Mayor of the Palace until he became the first king of the Carolingians.