CHARLEMAGNE
Jan 04, 2016
Rise of Charlemagne
Also known as Charles the Great Lived to be 72, twice the average life
span at the time King of the Franks from 768-814 Covered modern day France, Germany
and parts of Spain and Italy
A Christian King
Conquered land, tried to convert people to Christianity
Formed an alliance with Pope Leo III Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy
Roman Emperor
Why Was the Crowning of Charlemagne Important?
Gave the Romans their first emperor since 476
Gave Charlemagne the blessing of the Pope
Established the principle that the Pope had the power to crown an emperor
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Schools and Learning
Charlemagne brought in Alcuin in 782 to set-up a school
Created “Charter of Modern Thought” This was given to church officials and
demanded better grammar in documents Priests were told to set-up free schools
Books were produced by Monks and they would handwrite copies of the Bible
Charlemagne led a revival in Greek and Roman texts
Charlemagne could not write himself yet demanded better grammar to benefit others
Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire
Charlemagne passed away in 814 In 843, his 3 grandsons signed the Treaty
of Verdun This made the empire weak and
vulnerable to attack
Muslims attack in late 800’s and occupy northern Italy
Magyars invade in 896 and take parts of France
Vikings attacked northern Europe in the 900’s