decline and dissolution of the carolingian empire Flashcards
why didn’t the carolingians go on to create and empire
internal dispute and external invasions
who kept the carolingian empire together after charlemagne
Louis the pious
814-840
what happened during/after louis the pious
he lost control and counts/ local authorities ignored the central government
- then his 3 sons got mad over ruler and divided his state into 3 parts
- so the empire dissolved within a century
external invasions
1) Muslims
2) Magyars
3) vikings
Muslims fro m
the south
- raids in mediterranean europe
- seized sicily and S Italy/ S France
Magyars from
east
- central asia
- settled in hungary
- horsemen invaded Germany, Italy, S France
Vikings from
the N
raids in france
why did vikings expand
(norse expansions)
- population pressure
- agriculture limits
- resisting christianity that abolished pagan gods/beliefs
how did the vikings spread
good ships
-est. settlements in shetland islands. the faeroes, Iceland, and greenland , Newfoundland (N america)
most norse seafarers were
merchants eking commercial opportunities
migrants seeking land to settle / cultivate
the vikings were norse seafarers that
looked for raids and plundering
