1. Charlemagne

2. Rise of Charlemagne Also known as Charles the Great
Lived to be 72, twice the average life span at the time
King of the Franks from
Covered modern day France, Germany and parts of Spain and Italy

4. A Christian King
Conquered land, tried to convert people to Christianity
Formed an alliance with Pope Leo III
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor

5. Why Was the Crowning of Charlemagne Important?
Gave the Romans their first emperor since 476
Gave Charlemagne the blessing of the Pope
Established the principle that the Pope had the power to crown an emperor

6. Roman
Empire
200

9. Schools and Learning
Charlemagne brought in Alcuin in 782 to set-up a school
Created “Charter of Modern Thought”
This was given to church officials and demanded better grammar in documents
Priests were told to set-up free schools

10. Books were produced by Monks and they would handwrite copies of the Bible
Charlemagne led a revival in Greek and Roman texts
All this despite the fact that Charlemagne could not write

11. Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire
Charlemagne passed away in 814
In 843, his 3 grandsons signed the Treaty of Verdun
This made the empire weak and vulnerable to attack

12. Muslims attack in late 800’s and occupy northern Italy
Magyars invade in 896 and take parts of France
Vikings attacked northern Europe in the 900’s