Franks And Caroligian Empire Flashcards
The franks were situated in
The Central Europe (France,Germany…)
In the 8thC what did peppin the short do?
He established carolingian dinasty
Who was the son of peppin the short?
Charlemagne
What did Charlemagne wanted to do?
He wanted to rebuild the western Roman Empire
Why he was the most powerful emperor?
Because he has the political and religious power crown by the pope in 800, and he was the emperor of romans
Government
He has a system of loyalty divided into 250 countries controlled by count=marches or marquis.
Feudalism
System used in Middle Ages. Charlemagne gave the peasants land and protection and The peasants gave Charlemagne loyalty, military and work.
Who did controlled the government
Missi dominici