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 Charlemagne ruled much of Western Europe from 768-814  Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans in 800.

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2  Charlemagne ruled much of Western Europe from 768-814  Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans in 800.

3  Charlemagne used the sword to spread Christianity throughout his empire.

4  Charlemagne forced conquered people to convert to Christianity, and declared that anyone who didn’t get baptized or follow Christian traditions be put to death.

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6 ϾMuhammad, (570-632), founded the religion of Islam. ϾEstablished Islam throughout the Arabian Peninsula ϾUsed war as a means to spread Islam

7 ϾWithin a hundred years of Muhammad's death, Islam had spread from Arabia to Indo-China, Egypt, North Africa, the Middle East, Morocco, Persia & Spain.

8 ϾMuslims conquered most of Spain from 710-756 ϾMuslims invaded France 719-732. ϾMuslims defeated at the Battle of Tours in 732 ϾMuslims were driven out of Spain by 1491

9 Muslim Spain  Ruled by the Moors from North Africa  Christians and Jews were accepted and tolerated. Considered “Brothers of the Book”  Science, Art, Architecture, Medicine, and Technology thrived and grew in Spain


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