1. What does this remind you of?

2. Who is Clovis and What is His Story?

The Battle of Tours 732

Tours Place on your mapWhy is this

BattleImportant?

Charles Martel wins

The importance of the The importance of the Battle of ToursBattle of Tours

1.Create a barrier to Muslim Advancement

2. Rescue Western Europe from Muslims

What does this have to do with you?What does this have to do with you?

Many Times We Associate a Great Event By Where It Took Place

Dallas =Gettysburg, PA. =Ground Zero =

St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy Christmas Day 800 AD

J.F.K. Assassinated

Worst Battle in U.S. History

Worst attack on U.S. Soil

Charlemagne helps Pope Leo to regain Lombardy “Papal States” in return

Pope Leo is cool with Charlemagne

Charlemagne Crowned byPope Leo “Emperor of the Romans”

What’s the Problem here?Pope LeoPope LeoCharlemagneSome guy I guess?

This is the problem as I see it.

Who has more power?Leo because he has the power to crown

Charlemagne or

Charlemagne because he allows pope to Crown him

The Basis For Charlemagne’s Empire1.Rekindle Roman Past

2.Promote Germanic life

3. Promote Christianity

Charlemagne’s Grave SiteCharlemagne’s Grave Site

Charlemagne added territory

Please complete questions 10-13 on Chapter8 Section 1 Organizer

Charlemagne Empire Fallsgrand sons split empire into three pieces “What a mess”

1. Vikings2. Muslims3. Magyars

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2.

3.

“I have to Re-writeEver page

How Did Charlemagne’s ActionsLed to Social and Religious Change?1.Encouraged Education2.Leaders Must Read and Write3.Start Schools With Educated Priests4.Students Studied Humanities, Music.

Grammer, etc5.Invited Scholars to Aachen6.Copy Ancient Texts7.Preserve and Spread Christianity8.Convert to Christianity or Die9.Sent Monks to teach Christianity 10.Laws recorded, new Laws enforcing

Christianity

How Did Charlemagne Actions Led to the Creation of An Empire?

1.1. Created an army Created an army to fightto fight

an enemy.an enemy.

2. Added new people 2. Added new people underunder

his sphere.his sphere.

3. Defeated 3. Defeated Lombards thusLombards thus

becoming king of becoming king of moremore

territory.territory.

4. Pope names 4. Pope names CharlemagneCharlemagne

“ “King of the King of the Romans”Romans”

5.5. Created capital Created capital (Aachen)(Aachen)

6. Built palace and 6. Built palace and

cathedralcathedral

8. Choose Counts to 8. Choose Counts to rule rule

parts of large parts of large empireempire

9. Sent inspectors to 9. Sent inspectors to checkcheck

on empireon empire