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directions: after each section, complete the section below
charlemagne or charles the great was the king of the franks. his father, pepin the short, ruled before him as king of the franks from 751 - 768, and his grandfather - charles martel - ruled before that. these two men were good rulers, but charlemagne was a far more impressive king, and a key figure in european history. charlemagne revived europe, which had become a dark age after the fall of the west roman empire. his leadership laid the foundation for feudalism, a new government that would rule the middle ages.

1. charlemagne will be a better ruler than his father and grandfather since he will be responsible for two things: reviving europe and creating a new government that will be known as

more is known about charlemagne than most medieval rulers because of a biography written by einhard, one of charlemagnes court attendants. charlemagne is described as more than 6 ft tall, with piercing eyes, fair hair, a thick neck, and a potbelly. he was strong, fond of exercise, and had an alert mind and a forceful personality. charlemagne could read and speak latin, the language of educated people of the time, but never learned to write.

1. explain why so much is known about charlemagne?

expansion: after their fathers death in 768 charlemagne and carloman, shared the frankish kingdom. the kingdom covered what is now belgium, france, luxembourg, the netherlands, and part of western germany. charlemagne became the sole ruler of the frankish kingdom following carlomans death in 771. the franks were legendary fighters. using the strength and loyalty of his army, combined with his own leadership abilities, charlemagne soon defeated most of the other barbarian tribes in western europe. he expanded the frankish empire to include germany, all of france, most of italy, and even sections of northern spain, conquering much of western europe and united it under one great empire. by 800, charlemagnes empire extended from central italy, north to denmark and from eastern germany west to the atlantic ocean.

1. list the lands he conquered and took over using his strong military

government: charlemagne introduced practices to the rest of europe that his father and grandfather had used in the frankish kingdom. (feudalism) he granted large estates to loyal nobles, who, in return, provided military (armies for the kingdom) and political services (advisors) to the king. each noble was responsible for solving local problems. the nobles also maintained the roads, bridges, and fortifications on their land. at least once a year, charlemagne paid surprise visits to his various nobles to make sure they were managing fairly and effectively.

Explanation:

The text provides historical information about Charlemagne. For question 1, the text states "His leadership laid the foundation for Feudalism, a new government that would rule the Middle Ages", so the answer is Feudalism. For question 2, the text says "More is known about Charlemagne than most medieval rulers because of a biography written by Einhard, one of Charlemagne's court attendants". For question 5, the text mentions "He expanded the Frankish Empire to include Germany, all of France, most of Italy, and even sections of northern Spain. By 800, Charlemagne's empire extended from central Italy, north to Denmark and from eastern Germany west to the Atlantic Ocean".

Answer:

1. Feudalism
2. Because of a biography written by Einhard, one of Charlemagne's court attendants
3. Germany, all of France, most of Italy, sections of northern Spain, from central Italy north to Denmark and from eastern Germany west to the Atlantic Ocean