Charles The Great Dbq

Charlemagne or Charles the Great is most famous ruler of the Middle Ages. He lived ca 742-814 and ruled over the Frankish kingdom which covered Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and a part of western Germany. He went on to conquer much of western Europe, all under a policy of friendship and cooperation with the Christian Church. He therefore greatly contributed to the expansion of the Christian Church’s power. He also introduced the basis of Feudalism and revived the political and cultural life of Europe after the fall of Western Rome. All these actions would create the foundation for the European civilisation that arose during the Middle Ages.

The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates and warriors, notorious for being barbaric and unchristian. They lived during the so-called Viking Age in 700-1100. During this time they infamously raided, conquered and looted many European countries, including; England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Spain. It’s suspected that they ventured out of their own countries in search of riches and because of the Norse religion (which highly regards battle and stated that one that dies fighting goes to Valhalla), but nobody has a definite reason for why they did this. Their creation of three viking kingdoms did however lead to the development of three nations which later would adopt Christianity and become part of the mainstream European civilisation. …show more content…
He was born in France 1002 and served from 1049 to 1054. By growing up in a noble family, he learned to respect traditional