Transition: The Continent and New Invasions Flashcards
What happened after the death of Clovis in 511?
- The Frankish kingdom was divided among his 4 sons
- This established Neustria, Austrasia, and Burgundy
What were the Frankish Kings of the 7th century called?
They did very little, so they were called the Do-Nothing-Kings
Who was the one who had the real power of each Frankish kingdom?
the Mayor of the Palace, sometimes called Arnulfian/ing Mayors
Who was Pepin?
- Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
- called himself ‘leader and prince of the Franks’
Who was Charles Martel?
Pepin’s son, sometimes called ‘the Hammer’
Who was Pepin the Short?
- Charles’ son
- ended the reign of the Do-Nothing Kings
What was the Donation of Pepin?
- Pepin the Short defeated the Lombards he gave some land to the Pope
- This became the Papal states (large district in central Italy ruled by the Popes)
Who was Charlemagne?
- Pepin the short’s one of two sons (other is Carloman)
- The first and greatest of Carolingian kings
When and who crowned Charlemagne?
- Christmas day, year 800
- Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Romans
What was Charlemagne’s Check System?
Counts- noble who ruled a country with a bishop or archbishop of the country
Dukes- Highest ranking noble who ruled a group of countries
Missi Dominici-‘messengers of God’ went in pairs to visit the countries each year and report the state to Charlemagne
What were Marches?
- Frontier area of a country
- ruled by Margraves
Where was Charlemagne’s capital?
- Aix-La-Chapelle, modern Aachen, Germany
- buildings had Roman and Byzantine influence
What was the legal system of Charlemagne’s empire?
- Germanic law that retained the compensation/wergild and trial by ordeal
- Christian emphasis was added
What was the state of Europe and Charlemagne’s economy?
- isolated
- Muslims controlled trade routes
What led to the decline of the agricultural method?
Landowners (warriors at first) that thought of their lands as a means of financing wars
