Flashcards
Charlemagne
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1An era of European history after the Roman empire that lasted from 500 to 1500Middle Ages
- 2A Germanic people who held power in the Roman province of Gaul (parts of France and Switzerland)Franks
- 3Well educated and religious communities in Europe where Christian men who devoted their lives to serving God livedmonasteries
- 4What the papacy became under Gregory IA secular, or worldly political power
- 5The center of Roman govtthe Pope's Palace
- 6The mayor of the palace, or major domo, who held more power than the kingCharles Martel
- 7The grandson of Charles Martel who became the king of the Frankish empire and the emperor of Rome. Built one of the largest empires of the time and spread Christianity through conquest, reunited Western Europe.Charlemagne
- 8How did Charlemagne value education?he opened schools for the children of the court and forced monasteries to open training schools for priests and monks.
- 9the first leader of the FranksClovis
- 10How Germanic invasions affected Western Europe.disrupted trade
cities decline
population becomes more rural
latin declines and languages evolve from it.