1. Bellwork: September 19th
BELLWORK TO BE DONE AFTER THIS.
Prepare for an “Entrance Ticket.” Open your comp book to the notes about these topics:
Roman Catholic Church Clergy and St. Patrick (from Friday)
Monastic and Mendicant Orders (from Monday)

2. Bellwork: September 19th
Review:
A member of a religious community is known as a
m __ __ __.
2. Since the fall of Rome, the C __ __ __ __ __ became a unifying force in Western Europe.
Preview
3. What do you think is meant by the picture below?
Europe

3. Objective: Explain the impact of Charlemagne being crowned by the Pope.
What should I know before leaving class today?
Describe Charlemagne’s empire.
Identify who crowned Charlemagne.
Explain the impact of Charlemagne being crowned Emperor.

4. Participate in the activity
Everyone will get a letter. As a class, we will spell two words, but not every letter will be used.
(There is someone in the class who received an index card that said, “get the class to spell “Charlemagne unites.” Don’t show anyone the card.)
Part of the way through the chaos, I put a crown on the head of the student with the index card and told the class that he/she had more information than they did.)

5. Charlemagne united a large portion of Western Europe under one government
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

6. After activity discussion:
Who crowned “Charlemagne” in our activity? How did this help get everyone in order?

7. Charlemagne (the guy on the cover of your textbook)
Textbook page 247
Comp Book page 25
Title it: Charlemagne (Study Guide #2)
Charlemagne is known for two things. 1.

8. Title: Charlemagne Charlemagne is known for two things.
Uniting most of Western Europe under one government. (first time since Roman Empire). It was a Christian kingdom. It became known as Holy Roman Empire.
He was crowned Emperor by the Pope. Pope had more authority. Made Charlemagne’s rule more accepted by the people.

9. Objective: Explain the impact of Charlemagne being crowned by the Pope.
What should I know before leaving class today?
Describe Charlemagne’s empire.
Identify who crowned Charlemagne.
Explain the impact of Charlemagne being crowned Emperor.

10. Conclusion Charlemagne was important in medieval Europe because…
A. he stopped the spread of Islam into Spain
B. his invasion of England made it a French colony.
C. he established a relatively unified empire in medieval Europe.
D. the Catholic Church was unable to control his political actions.

11. Conclusion
Why was it important for a medieval leader to have the Pope’s blessing to rule? A. It prevented invasion from enemies. B. It made the person’s rule seem more legitimate. C. It meant the leader could possibly become Pope. D. It meant the Church would send troops in times of war.