Geography
Europe is a _________ made up of smaller _________.
peninsula; peninsulas
The Franks settled in ____ (______).
Gaul (France)
Pepin's song becomes king
Charlemagne
Who crowned the new Roman emperor ?
The Pope
The Treaty of Verdun was the beginning of the __________ of the kingdom of Charlemagne.
separation
What prevented the Greeks from talking to others outside Greece ?
Mountains
Who became Catholic and won support of the Romans ?
Clovis
What two Germanic Tribes did Charlemagne defeat ?
Lombards and the Saxons
Where did education start ?
It started in a royal palace .
What laid the foundation of modern France and Germany ?
The Treaty of Verdun
What did seas provide for Italy and Greece ?
Safety and trade .
The ______ emerged as one of the most successful kingdoms.
Franks
What was Charlemagne's nickname ?
Charles the Great
What did they study ?
Religion, Latin, music, literature, and arithmetic .
The Treaty of Verdun _______ _______ _____.
Reduced central "power"
proximity to ______ and ____ = trade and fishing .
oceans ; seas
Let by their king, ______, the Franks conquered Gaul (present day France) in 486.
Clovis
He invaded _____, then gained control of NE from the _______.
Spain ; Muslims
What did Charlemagne not want the people to think ?
That the Pope had the power to choose the emperor .
Contributed to the rise of Feudalism
Treaty of Verdun
Was Greece dependent or independent ?
independent
Most Franks were not _________, but the Franks eventually become a _________ kingdom.
Christian ; Christian
Who did Charlemagne force to convert to Christianity ?
He forced those he conquered .
What was the capital of Charlemagne's empire ?
Aachen
Who's sons divided the empire into 3 kingdoms ?
Louis's . (this started The Treaty of Verdun)