Family
The name of the House of Charlemagne
What is Carolingian?
Charlemagne's mother
Who was "Big-footed Bertha"?
The year and day when Charlemagne was declared "Roman Emperor
Christmas Day, December 25, 800
The name of the Battle that drove the Muslim out of Europe
What was the Battle of Tours?
One of the most vicious northern tribes to invade Charlemagne's empire
Who were the Vikings?
He became the head of the Frankish tribe and wass known as the "King of the Franks"
Who was Clovis?
He declared Charlemagne the Emperor of Rome
Who was Pope Leo III?
The century that marked the beginning of the Medieval Era
What was the 5th century?
It was what Pepin the Short was looking for when he went to the Pope
What is the right to be king?
He was most likely the largest of the kings of the Middle Ages
Who was Charlemagne?
The Merovingian kings were these
Who were the "Do-nothing" kings?
They fought and lost the Battle of Tour
Who were the Muslims?
The year of the Battle of Tours
What was AD 732?
The name of the land given by Pepin to the Roman Catholic Church
What was the "Donation of Pepin"?
A military formation used to protect advancing soldiers
What is a phalanx?
He was the grandfather of Charlemagne
Who was Charles Martel?
One of two tribes that moved into Britian after the fall of the Roman Empire
Who were the Angles or the Saxons?
The year the Treaty of Verdun was established
What was AD 843?
These were court officials established by Charlemagne
Who were the Missi dominici?
The term that described the king's source of power
What is "The divine right of kings"
He was the father of Charles the Bald
Who was Louis the Pious?
He was one of the most distinguished scholars in Charlemagne's time
Who was Alcuin?
the year of Charlemagne's death
What was 814?
Charlemagne rescued Rome by defeating this tribe
Who were the Lombards?
The place where Charlemagne established a learning center
What was Aachen?