Charlemagne

What did Charlemagne do?

-Brought Frankish kingdom/empire to its greatest heights. -Power and political accompleshments - he was intelligent and curius, fiendish warrior, strong statesman, pious Christian, supporter of learning

How did the Merovingian dynasty go to the Carolingian Dynasty?

-Charles Martel (mayor of the palace under Do-Nothing kings) united France to fight the Moors, moors were muslims

What were the significances of charlemagne?

-Rise of European Civ as a blend of 3 elements of culture -End of dark ages -Ongoing power struggle between Church and state (THIS WILL BE ON THE TEST!!)

What were Charlemagnes power/ literature classical stuff accomplishments?

-established schooling for a literate clergy and govt officials -brought in classical scholars and books -Established more monasteris for book preservation in scriptoria

What are missi dominici

-messengers of the king, men who were sent out to local districs to make sure the counts carried the kings wishes

When was Charlemagnes rule?

768-814

What was the Battle of Tours, what was its importance what is the date?

Battle between the Franks and the Moors Importance- it kept Europe christian, not muslim 732

How did the Dark ages end?

Charlemagne and Carolingians created the Frankish empire and ended the Dark Ages

What is the difference between CLovis and Charlemagne/ what they did?

Clovis was one of many Frankish kings and created lots of them, first to create a big kingdom- MEROVINGIAN Charlemagne created an empire a couple hundred years later probably did the same thing but he was succesesful- CAROLINGIAN

What were Charlemagnes political accomplishments?

Conquered a huge empire that rivaled Byzantine Empire with a strong army -Established strong central govt and efficient bureaucracy

Define coronation

ceremony of crowing a sovereign (pope)

What is the Carolingian renaissance?

A period during the reign of Charlemagne marked by his achievements

Who was Charles Martel

Mayor of the palace who united Franks to fight moors, kepy Europe Christian

Who established the Carolingian Dynasty?

Pepin, wait explain/ He made himself king by force by getting the support of the Pope

How did Charlemagne create an efficient bureaucracy?

Subdivided lands into counties ruled by counts. -Controlled counts with missi dominici (spy messangers)