1. Middle Ages: The Age of Charlemagne
EQ: How does religion impact culture?
Chapter 2: Lesson 4

2. Home Learning: Define Words Chapter 2, Lesson 4
Wergild
Ordeal
Clovis (find in reading)
Charlemagne (find in reading)
Carolingian Renaissance (find in reading)

3. New Germanic Kingdoms
By 500 the Western Roman Empire was ruled by different Germanic groups (“Barbarians”)
Ostrogoths= Italy
Visigoths= Spain
Anglo Saxon= Britain
Franks= France

5. The Kingdom of the Franks
King Clovis
First Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity
Roman Catholic Church wanted support of a major ruler
His kingdom expanded from France to Western Germany
After his death—his kingdom is divided among his sons (3 major areas)

6. Activity: Geography Turn to page. Read pages, 34-35
1. Complete the two Guiding Questions (2): pg. 34.
2. Geography Activity
HINT: Use your “modern-day” European map to answer question #10 .

7. Activity: Germanic Society
Read pg “Germanic Society”
That’s the last page in your packet.
Complete the “Germanic Society” questions.

8. Germanic Society: Wergild vs. Ordeal
Germanic and Romans people mixed
Germanic Society= family (extended family)
Germanic Law, unlike Roman law, it was personal
Wergild prevented bloodshed
Ordeal determined guilt based on divine intervention

9. The Carolingian Empire
In s the Frankish kings lost power to chief officers
Pepin—(one of the officers) took power, united the kingdom, and assume the kingship for him and his family. (New dynasty!)
Pepin dies and his son Charlemagne becomes king of Carolingian Empire (huge empire!)

11. o Missi dominici ensured that the king’s orders were followed.
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
• Charlemagne (Charles the Great) became king of the Franks in 768 and ruled until 814.
• Charlemagne greatly expanded the Frankish kingdom, creating the Carolingian Empire.
o Counts helped administer the empire by acting as the king’s local representatives.
o Missi dominici ensured that the king’s orders were followed.

12. The Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne was a fierce warrior, strong ruler, and pious Christian.
He also worked to promote learning throughout his kingdom.
o Carolingian Renaissance revived interest in the works of the Greeks and the Romans.
o Monasteries played a central role in the cultural renewal.
o Monks copied work of classic Roman/Greek authors

13. Charlemagne Roman Emperor
• In 800, the pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans.
o The coronation strengthened the idea of an enduring Roman Empire.
o It also symbolized the joining of Roman, Christian, and Germanic cultures.

14. Activity: Charlemagne
Watch the following video.
Why is the Papacy willing to accept the Frankish King Pepin as a legitimate ruler?
Why was Leo III willing to coronate Charlemagne?
Why is the coronation of Charlemagne in Rome a significant event?

15. • At its height, Charlemagne’s empire covered much of western and central Europe.