5/27/14

Today I read the notes to the class but here are some notes.

5. Charlemagne takes center stage

1. Charlemagne- aka Charles the Great

1. Six foot four
2. Built the greatest empire since Rome
3. Fought the Muslims in Spain
4. Fought Germanic tribes
5. Spread Christianity
6. Reunited Western Europe
7. Became the most powerful King in Western Europe
8. Pope Leo III crowned him emperor in 800 AD after he defended him from unruly Roman mob
9. This signaled the joining of Germanic power, the Church and the heritage of the Roman Empire.

 

 

 

2. Charlemagne's Government

1. He limited the authority of the nobles
2. He regularly visited every part of his kingdom
3. Kept close watch on huge estates

3. Cultural Revival

1. Encouraged learning
2. Ordered monasteries to open schools

 

4. But his heirs were weenies…

1. His son- Louis the pious- was ineffective
2. Louis' three sons- Lothair Charles the bald, and Louis the German- split up the kingdom at the treaty of the Treaty of Verdun in 843 AD