The Carolingians Flashcards
1
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who was Charles Martel?
A
- Mayor of the Palace (714-41)
- positive relationship with church & papacy despite land seizures
2
Q
who was Pepin the Short?
r. 751-68
A
- first Carolingian to become king (of the Franks)
- father of Carloman & Charlemagne
3
Q
who was Carloman?
r. 741-47
A
4
Q
who was Charlemange?
r. 768-814
A
- King of Franks & Lombards
- maitained papal alliance
- crowned Roman Emperor (x-mas day, 800)
conquered Lombards
5
Q
who was Louis the Pious?
A
- son of Charlemagne
- King of the Franks
- cleansed court of sinners (i.e. concubines, illegitimate siblings, etc.)
6
Q
what was the Franco-Papal alliance?
A
- Charlemagne’s reforms
- Charles Martels against the Lombards (739)
7
Q
what were the 3 Carolingian kingdoms?
as a result of the Treaty of Verdun (843)
A
- West Francia (Charles the Bald)
- East Francia (Louis the German)
- Middle Kingdom (Lothar emperor)
all sons of Louis the Pious
8
Q
what was womens role in the Carolingian Empire?
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- monogamous marriage indissoluble
- no divorce, polygamy, & concubinage
- no legal protection for concubines
- queens elevated
9
Q
What was the Carolingian Renaissance?
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- advancements in learning & art
- focus on religion
- Carolingian line replaced by warrior aristocracy (early 6th c.)
- weak kings; powerful nobles
10
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how did the Carolingian Renaissance impact religion?
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- imitation of Rome & Byzantium
- monatic & church reforms under Louis
- improved clerical education
- schools in cathedrals & monasteries
11
Q
what was the relationship like between the church & papacy?
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- Anglo-Saxon missionaries created bond between Franks & pope
- worsening relationship between pope & Byzantium
- iconoclasm & Exarch of Ravenna
12
Q
what were the 7 liberal arts?
A
Trivium:
- grammar
- logic
- rhetoric
Quadrivium:
- astronomy
- music
- geometry
- arithmetic
13
Q
what was Merovingian Francia like?
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- Clovis I reigns
- continual warfare & bad dynastic luck = fragmentation
- 8th c. → seized lands of opponents of the church
