CHARLEMAGNE AND THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• In what ways did Charlemagne change European history for years to come?

WHO WAS CHARLEMAGNE?

• Charlemagne is known as the greatest king during the Middle Ages.
• Son of the first Carolingian Empire King, Pippin the Short
• He created an ideal that would impact European history for many years after

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE TIME PERIOD OF 768-814?

TIME PERIOD

• In 768 Charlemagne's father dies, and divided the empire between Charlemagne and his Charlemagne's brother.
• In 771 Charlemagne's brother dies, the whole empire is left to Charlemagne.
• Charlemagne rules the empire for 46 years.
• Pest and famine were present during the time period

CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE

CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE

• Each county was ruled under the king's name by counts (local nobles)
• Charlemagne had the government use writing as a tool
• Large army and very well trained
• Education was not a big deal until Charlemagne began his reign

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CHARLEMAGNE AS A ROMAN EMPEROR

CHARLEMAGNE AS AN ROMAN EMPEROR

• He wanted all his people to convert to Christsinity
• He pushed ideas of culture and education onto people of the roman empire
• He standarized a way of writing that later became a base alphabet for Europeans
• Gave wealth to the Christain churches and popes of his empire

INTELLECTUAL REBIRTH

INTELLECTUAL REBIRTH

• Encouraged productions of educations and libraries
• Brought scholars from all over Europe to become teachers in his kingdom
• Established new schools