Wednesday and Thursday - you need to finished reading chapter 18 section 2 (Charles the Hammer) and section 3 (Charlemagne) and answer the following question:
World History Chapter 18 section 2
1)
Why were the Frankish kings after Clovis weak?
2)
Who was Charles Martel? What did he do? Why was he known as “The Hammer”?
3)
Why was the Battle of Tours a turning point in
history?
4)
What might western Europe have been like if the
Arabs and Berbers had won the Battle of Tours?
5)
Who was Pepin?
How did he help the Pope?
6)
Define anointed.
World History Chapter 17 Section 3
1)
When did Pepin die? Who were his sons?
2)
Who was Charlemagne? What did he do? List the people he defeated in battle. What does his name mean?
3)
What was The
Song of Roland about?
4)
Why was Charlemagne displeased that the Pope
crowned him emperor?
5)
What was Charlemagne’s view of education? What did he do to promote education in his
empire?
6)
Who was Alcuin?
What did children study in the school set up by Alcuin?
7)
What were some things that artists created under
Charlemagne’s rule?
8)
Describe estate life.
9)
How did farmers gradually become serfs?
10) How did minstrels increase Charlemagne’s
popularity?
11) What did the Empire collapse after Charlemagne’s
death?
12) What might have prevented the collapse of
Charlemagne’s government?
HOMEWORK: Understanding Ideas page 287 nos. 1-7
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