Germanic people adopt Christianity
- Clovis unites Franks into one kingdom
- Conflicts start with Church and Frankish leaders
- How they recruited Christians in Gaul
- Benedict wrote rules
- Bibles were hand written
- Franks and Gaul controlled merrivigion dynasty
- Major domo - mayor of palace]
- He ruled the kingdom
- Charles the hammer
- Extended franks reign and territory
- Battle of tour
- Defeated Spain
- If they would've lost, everything would've been lost
- They also fought for Christian church
European empire evolves
- Pepin the short
- Son of Charles the hammer
- Works with and for the pope
- Fought against the group
- Pope Stephan II named him king by the grace of God
- Starts next dynasty called Carolingian dynasty
- Pepin had 2 son
- Carolman and Charles
- Carolman was older and took over
- Charlemagne - Charles the great
Charlemagne
- 6 foot 4
- Built the greatest empire since Rome
- Fought muslin in Spain
- Fights Germanic tribes
- Spreads Christianity
- Reunited western Europe
- Became most powerful king in western Europe
- Pope Leo II crowned him emperor
Charlemagne's gov
- Visited every part of his kingdom
- Limited authority of nobles
- Kept close eye on estates
- Encouraged learning
- Had schools open to others
- Man of the people
- Son Louis the pious was ineffective
- His 3 sons split up the kingdom of the treaty of Verdun
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