History Crap Flashcards
What was the most important Germanic tribe?
The franks
In the 400s, what did most governments decline into?
Anarchy
What year did Clovis become king of the franks?
481
What was clovis’s family known as?
The do nothing kings
What was the true Frankish king called?
Mayor of palace
Who was the battle of tours against?
The Muslims
Who was Charles Martel son of?
Pepin
751 what deal did pepin strike with the pope to become king?
He gave the pope land and he made him king
Who was pepin son?
Charlemagne
What year did Charlemagne become king?
768
What did the pope name Charlemagne in the year 800?
800
What was the treaty of verdun?
When Charlemagnes grandsons split the empire into three parts.
What were his grandsons names?
Loui the German, Charles the bald, and lothaire
What was a feudal contract?
It was a unspoken contract between a lord and a vassal.
What is the land called that The Lord gives to the vassal?
A fief