Reviving and empire Flashcards
1
Q
How did the germanic tradition go
A
after a king dies they chose their own king to be
2
Q
who was Otto the great
A
German king increased power by making alliances with other German nobles.
3
Q
what did he do to the pope
A
persuaded him to crown him king. adopting the title Otto claiming to be successor of Charlemagne.
4
Q
what did Otto do like Charlemagne
A
worked closely with church strengthened church within his empire. the church became strong eventually took down authority of state
5
Q
what was the Holy Roman Empire
A
when Otto died the Otto empire continued to rule by dependents known as ottoman kings. empire came called the holy roaman empire
6
Q
where does the name Holy Roman Empire come from
A
German kings wanted to create christian or holy version of Roman Empire.
