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21 Cards in this Set
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The Franks
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most influential of the german tribes
entered roman empire 250 BC near the rhine river first settled northern gaul (france and germany) |
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Clovis
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frankish king, brutal, cruel, but great military mind
conquered franks and visigoths in north and south gaul converted to chrisitianity after he won a battle |
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Merovingians
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clovis's successors
descendent from merovech |
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Mayor of the Palace
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palace officials that governed frankish territories b/c the offical rulers were to weak
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Pepin II
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a mayor of the palace
he and his successors unofficially ruled the franks |
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Charles Martel
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aka the hammer, pepin II's son
732 defeated the spanish muslim moors at the battle of tours |
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Pepin III
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aka the short, son of charles martel
crowned by the pope, started carolingian dynasty defeated the lombards in italy, gave land near rome to church, papal states |
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Carloman
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pepin III's brother, was eaither killed or entered monastery, leaving sole power to pepin
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Carolingian Dynasty
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line of frankish rulers who assisted and got assistance from the church
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Charlemagne
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pepin III's son
fought wars all over europe, extended frankish borders across the west crowned emperor of rome by the church ran strong gov't standardized bible |
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Christmas Day, 800 AD
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charlemagne crowned king of the romans by pope leo III
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Pope Leo III
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the pope that crowned charlemagne king of the romans
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Aix-la-Chapelle
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Charlemagne's capital
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Count
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representatives of each of the regions in charlemagne's empire
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Missi Domici
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"lord's messengers," travelled around and reported local problems to charlemagne
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Carolingian Bible
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standardized bible issued by charlemagne
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Louis the Pious
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charlemagne's son and successor, died with 3 sons
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Lothair, Charles the Bald, and Louis the German
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louis the piour's sons, divided empire into west, middle and east
later split into only east and west, disobedient |
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Treaty of Verdun
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agreement between lothair, charles the bald, and louis the german to split up frankish empire
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Slavs
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eastern raiders helped break up charlemagne's empire
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Magyars
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aka hungarians b/c they fought like huns, raiders from the east that broke up charlemagne's empire
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