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Charlemagne. 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.
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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