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NAME: Anthony Tommasiello Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne 1. What role did the Church play in helping Clovis conquer other Germanic peoples? The church had converted many Germanic people. Connects the Franks to the Catholic Church. 2. What role did Pop Gregory the Great play in spreading the idea of a vast unified kingdom? He had the papacy become a secular and he used church revenues to raise armies, repair roads, and help the poor. He also negotiated peace treaties with invaders. 3. What was important about Charles Martel’s victory at the Battle of Tours? If the Muslims had won then Western Europe may have become part of the Muslim Empire. 4. How did Pepin the Short strengthen the Frankish kingdom? He agreed to fight the Lombards. In exchange, the pope anointed him as king and it started the Carolingian Dynasty, which would rule from 751- 987. 5. What was the importance of Charlemagne’s coronation as emperor? He had spread Christianity and reunited Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. He had made the empire larger than the Byzantine Empire and had become the most powerful king in Western Europe. 6. How did Charlemagne govern his unified kingdom? He governed by giving less power to the nobles and he sent out royal agents to make sure the counts governed their counties justly. Notes on Charlemagne: (on the back of Charlemagne’s Map) 1. Franks were a Germanic tribe that settled in Western Europe. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. b. c. d. The Franks built a strong kingdom that united part of Germany and France Around 800 Charlemagne, a Frankish king, builds a large empire. Charlemagne was crowned king of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. Achievements: Efficient Government Revival of learning and arts through Palace schools Helped spread Christianity to Northern Europe Set the stage for medieval civilization and feudal society