Charlemagne intro

Middle Ages- the era in European history that followed the fall of the Roman Empire, lasting from about 500-1500.

Franks- a Germanic people who settled in the Roman Province of Gaul and established a great empire during the Middle Ages.

monastery- a religious community of men called monks who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship.

secular-concerned with world rather than spiritual matters.

Carolingian Dynasty- a dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from A.D. 751 to 987.

Charlemagne- Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.

2. Small Germanic kingdoms replaced Roman Provinces. The borders of those kingdoms changed constantly with the fortunes of war.

3. The classical heritage from Rome the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church  the custom of various Germanic tribes

4. 

    1. Disruption of trade- merchants faced invasions from both land and sea

     2. Downfall of the cities-with the fall of the Roman Empire cities were abandon as centers of      administrations     3. Population shifts-Roman centers of trade collapsed, nobles retreaded to rural areas

5. Gregory broadened the authority of the papacy or peoples office. Under Gregory the papacy also became a secular or worldly power involved in politics. He used church revenues to raise armies, repair lords and help the poor.


Reading Guide
1. Roman church gave support to Clovis military

2. Pope Gregory need roaming church collect taxes, declined wars, negotiate peace treaties

3. he stop the spread of Islamic in Europe, Europe stayed Roman Catholic, Spain and south Portugal stayed Muslim

4. Pepin cooperated with the Pope and won the support of the church

5. the event signaled the joint of Germanic power and the church and the heritage of the Roman empire

6. he unified his empire by limiting noble power and control government officials