Rise of the Germanic Tribes

Anglo- Saxons

moved into England

Franks

moved into Gaul • Originated in Belgium • Most powerful Germanic tribe clovis - leader?

Louis the German

ran Eastern half of his grandfather Charlemagne's Kingdom

Lothair

ran central half of his Grandfather Charlemagne's Kingdom

Charles the Bald

ran the western half of his Grandfather Charlemagne's Kingdom

Charles Martel

• Became Mayor of the Palace in all 3 kingdoms o 714- very powerful • 732- Battle of Tours (Poitiers, in Blois) o he defeated the moslem attempt to penetrate western Europe- big win! • "Charles the Hammer"

Do-Nothing Kings

• Incompetents o Allow Clovis' system to decline because of the lack of leadership o Permitted Germanic customs with Roman customs (it doesn't work) o These kinds acted as if the state was their own personal property so they divide it up which leads to quarrels and wars • Dynasts broke into 3 separate states: o Kings are puppets- real power is in the hands of the Mayor of the Palace (the kings right hand man but this man made all decisions

Pippin the Short

• Son of Charles Martel • Inherited the mayor ship in 751 • Got permission from pope- depose the kings, become the king- starts a new dynasty called the Carolingian Dynasty • Pope needed help (protection) o Lombards were threatening Rome • Pippin helped, Pope crowned him king • Gave religious unity

Slavs

(Slavic) (I-E group) moved west into Balkans and Central Europe- displace tribes

Clovis

(r. 481-511) before converting he was germanic and worshipped waterfalls and other things o 1st orthodox Christian to rule the Franks o Began the Merovingian Dynasty o 496- converted to Christianity o Conquered all France except Burgundy o No further changes until 8th century with Moslems

Carolingian

- started by Pippin the short • Carolingian King - overlord since 714 (Charles Martel) -Carolingian rulers shared power with land owners- needed them for military

Charlemagne

-aka. Charles the Great - pippin the short's Son • Pippin died (768)- estate went to him son, Charles • Charles the Great (or Charlemagne) • Good administrator • Improved education • Fought more than 50 campaigns • Large state CHARLEMAGNE'S KINGDOM • Early 9th Century- kingdom split into 3 parts • Run by 3 grandsons of Charlemagne- d. 814 • Divisions finalized- Treaty of Verdun (843) • West- Charles the Bald • Central- Lothair • East- Louis the German (Fat)

Battle of Tours

732- Battle of Tours (Poitiers, in Blois) o he defeated the moslem attempt to penetrate western Europe- big win! • "Charles the Hammer"

Counties/Count

Counties -local administrative unity created by Clovis (controlled by the count) count - local law (man in charge of the local level)

Clovis (prt 2 )

Established an absolute monarch o Law giver, army chief, high priest (Called Caesar) o Influenced by Roman ideas o Government along Roman lines o Creates locan administrative unity- called counties (controlled by a count) o Count= local law (man in charge of the local level)

Ostrogoths

Move into Italy in 500 A.D.

Vandals

Move into North Africa

Visigoths

Move into Spain in 500 A.D.

Merovingian

dynasty begun by the Franks

Mayor of the Palace

the kings right hand man, but this man made all decisions

Treaty of Verdun

treaty that divided the Carolingian Empire into 3 Kingdoms