Church
What was a bishop's job in Frankish Gaul?
What is maintaining the city, public works projects, raising funds, and/or whatever the Romans used to do.
Who made up a king's court?
What are nobles
What are some pieces of a Knight's equipment?
ax, chain mail, lance, shield, horse
What does Charlemagne's name mean?
Charles the Great
Which germanic tribe gave Charlemagne the most trouble?
Who were the Saxons
Which Pope crowned Charlemagne?
What were the 3 main regions that nobles demanded the merovingian king divide his kingdom?
What are Neustria, Austrasia, and Burgundy
What was Feudalism?
A system of protection and loyalty, where a lord declares loyalty to a king in return for land. The lord would have vassals who declare loyalty to him.
Why did Charlemagne like education?
He loved education for its own sake
Why did the church tolerate the Franks?
They were their only line of defense against Muslims and Arian barbarians
Which Saint anointed Pepin and his sons?
Who is St. Boniface
Describe the process of Pepin III's coronation.
He asked Pope Zacharius for permission, then the nobles picked him up and put him on the throne.
What right of the church did Franks respect and did not dare to violate?
What is the right of sanctuary
What did Charlemagne impose on all monasteries?
What is the Rule of St. Benedict
Why were civil wars common in Gaul?
It was tradition to split a kingdom between a king's sons who would fight each other.
Charlemagne ordered a recension of what 2 religious books?
What are the Bible and Missal
Who held the real power in Merovingian Gaul?
Who were the Mayors of the Palace
What was the role of a count in Gaul?
To collect taxes and food for the king and himself
How did Charlemagne view himself and his purpose in life?
He saw himself as the inheritor of Rome, it was his purpose to revive learning and defend the church
How did the Carolingians become so powerful?
They ruled Austrasia which had a lot of land to give away, and they recruited the strongest warriors as vassals
Which 2 popes had previously request aid to defeat the Lombards?
Who are Stephen II and Hadrian
How did the Merovingians and Carolingians differ in their treatment towards nobles?
The Merovingians ignored their opinions, the Carolingians hardly acted without their approval.
Why was Feudalism necessary in the 6th-8th centuries?
For protection against civil wars between lords, kings, and sons of kings
What were the 2 main views of Charlemagne's coronation?
The Franks thought it was a small change to a normal ceremony. The papacy thought it had extreme significance that Charlemagne was now the Holy Roman Emperor.
Name the 7 liberal arts
The trivium includes Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, and the quadrivium consists of Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, and Music.