1. Objective:

• Describe howFrankishrulersgained control of Europe.

2. Explainwhatcausedthe decline of Charlemagnesempire.

TheRise of theFranks
3. Break up of the Western Roman Empire
Disorder, chaos and changes (Civil wars, power fights)
Barbarian invasin (Brought new customs and lifestyles)
Europeans began to restore order in their lives (An age of transition)
Period known as Middle Ages (Medieval, end of the classical age and beginnings of the modern world)
The Franks (Germanic Tribes that settle small kingdom)
Clovis (King of one of the Frankish tribes. Merovingians)(A military leader conquered and absorbed other Frankish tribes)
1st controlled all of Northern Gaul
2nd seized and began to rule southwestern Gaul
Clovis died (His sons divided the kingdom)
Later Merovingian Kings generally weak
4. 5. Pepin II (United the Frankish kingdom)
Pepin II died
Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer, Pepins II son)
Defeated the Spanish Moors
Charles Martel died in 741
Pepin III (Called the short joint mayor of the palace until he overthrew Childeric III)
Pepins coronation established the Carolingians (Carolingians Dynasty)
Pepin defeated the Lombards (won territorry and gave it to the pope, Donation of Pepin to created the Papal States
Alliance between the Franks and the church
6. The Rise of Charlemagne (Pepins son and the greatest of all Frankish King)
Inherited the throne, 46 years of his reign try to build a new Rome
Spread church teachings and beliefs (order and learning to barbarian European)
Tried to conquered all of Muslim Spain but failed (buffer zone a kind of frontier between Christian and Muslim Europe)
Pope Leo III declared Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans
He had united much of the Western Europe for the first time in 400years.
Charlemagnes empire divided into regions, each governed by officials known as a count.
Charlemagne established his capital at the northern Frankish city of Aix-la-Chapelle.
The Emperor used oaths of fidelity, officials were called missidominici or the lords messengers, they travel through the empire to hear complains, investigate official misconduct ad determine the effectiveness of laws.
7. 8. Education and Learning
Charlemagnenorformallyeducated.
Startedschools at hispalace.
Invitedscholars and thikersforteaching
Emphasizinggrammar, rhetoric, logic, mathematics, music and astronomy.
Produce a readableBible.
Createlibraries
9. The Decline of theFrankishEmpire
Charlemagne built the New Rome
Died 814
Louis the Pious (Educated and religious but week)
Died 840
Treaty of Verdum
Signed in 843
WESTERN MIDDLEEASTERN
Charles the BaldsKingdomLothairs KingdomLouis the Germans Kingdom
870 divided between
Eastern and Western
10. 11. Break up of the Western Roman Empire
The Franks (Germanic Tribes that settle small kingdom)
Clovis (A military leader conquered and absorbed other Frankish tribes but his son divided it)
Pepin II (United the Frankish kingdom)
Charles Martel (Defeated the Spanish Moors)
Pepin III (Called the short, overthrew Childeric III, established the Carolingians, defeated the Lombards, created the Papal States
Charlemagne (Spread church teachings and beliefs, buffer zone, Pope Leo III declared Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans)(empire divided into regions each one with a governor official and established his capital)(Built schools, libraries and a readable Bible.
Louis the Pious (Educated and religious but week)
Treaty of Verdum
Signed in 843
WESTERN MIDDLEEASTERN
Charles the BaldsKingdomLothairs KingdomLouis the Germans Kingdom
870 divided between
Eastern and Western
12. TheVikings
Invadersduringthe 800s and 900s
Norsemen
Customs and mythscenteredon pagan gods
Ruledby Kings and Nobles
DemocraticGovernment
Landownersmadelaws in assamblies
Farmers
Cruel and savageforcapturingtowns
Vikingssettlement in Iceland, Greenland, England, Ireland and Northwestern France
13. Section 1 Review
1. DEFINE AND IDENTIFY
Medieval:
MiddleAges:
Clovis:
Merovingians:
Charles Martel:
Caroligians:
Charlemagne:
Louis thePious:
Magyars:
Vikings: