Section+13-1+Charlemagne+Unites+Germanic+Kingdoms

__**Section 13-1: Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms**__

**__ Key Words: __** - Middle Ages = time after fall of Rome (500 - 1500) - Secular = not subject to or bound by religious rule

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//Invasions of Western Europe:// - 5th century Germanic invaders overran western half of Roman Empire - Disruption of Trade, Downfall of Cities, Population shifts

//The Decline of Learning:// - Germanic Invaders = no reading or writing

//The Concept of Government Changes:// - 400 to 600 Germanic Kingdoms replace Roman provinces - When Rome's power declined idea of government changed greatly - Being loyal to family and oneself kept Germanic society together <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Different than Roman loyalty to state <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Germanic people lived in small communities ruled by tradition <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- No loyalty to anyone other than the community in which they lived

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Clovis Rules the Franks:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- In Gaul, the Franks held power <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- 496 Clovis became Christian after praying for strength in battle

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Germans Adopt Christianity:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- By year 600 many Germanic people were Christian due to Church and Frankish ruler influence <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Fear of costal attacks by Muslims also made people Christians

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Monasteries, Convents, and Manuscripts:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Monasteries = rural church settlements <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Men = monks <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Women = Nuns <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Nuns lived in Convents <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Benedict (520) = famous monk

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Papal Power Expands Under Gregory I:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- 590, Gregory I became pope <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Broadened Popes power <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Papacy became involved in world politics

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Charles Martel Emerges:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- 700 Charles Martel (Mayor of the Palace) = most powerful person in Frankish <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Started Carolingian Dynasty (Pepin the Short)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Charlemagne Becomes Emperor:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Pepin died in 768 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Left kingdom to his two sons, Carloman and Charles <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Charles known as Charlemagne <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Became ruler when Carloman died in 771

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Charlemagne Extends Frankish Rule:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Charlemagne Leads a Revival:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Charlemagne's Heir:// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-