Medieval Christian Flashcards
What is Europe referred to
Penisnsula of penisula
What is topography
The physical features of its surface
What climate in Europe
Moist or warm
Many rivers do what
Bring water to the farmland
What are the longest rivers
in Rhine and the Danube
Which tribes migrated around Europe
Huns and Germanic
what was the Rise of the Franks?
Clovis I took over serval kingdoms, controlled much of Gaul, got rich, but government failed and land broke into smaller local kingdoms
Charles Martel did what
He defeated the Muslim
When did Charlemagne become a king
In 768and he built an empire that stretched across France,Germany,Italy
He did what to increase power
Fought and won many battles
He appointed powerful what
Nobles
Charlagmagne encouraged what
He encouraged education so he made schools and studied a lot
The Pope asked Charlemagne what
He asked for protection which made him get crowned as an emperor
Charlamagne died at what time
814 and his son struggled to rule so the empire split into three parts
Catholic missionaries travled to do what
convert pagans to Christianity
