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franks
first major empire in europe after the roman empire
481
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clovis became king in ____
clovis
first great frankish ruler
Christianity
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clovis used ____________ as a political tool to unite the franks
merovingians
the family of kings (including clovis) that ruled the early frankish empire
charles martel
most famous mayor of the palace (715)
charles martel
defeated invading moors at the battle of tours (732)
498
when did charles martel become king?
pepin the short
son of charles martel
pepin the short
became mayor of the palace in 741
king
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pepin the short became ______ after the pope crowned him in 751 (new line: carolingian kings)
papal states
a section of italy given to the pope by pepin; made an official alliance between frank rulers and the papacy
charlemagne
second carolingian king; french for “charles the great”
charlemagne
after his 50 year rule, the empire was the largest in europe since the romans
emperor
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charlemagne was crowned ________ of the new roman empire Christmas day in 800 by pope leo III
louis the pious
third carolingian ruler
louis the pious
ruled from 814-843
three
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how many sons inherited louis the pious’ empire after his death?
treaty of verdun
divided the frankish empire into three sections for louis’ sons; france and germany were formed from this treaty
france
germany
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________ and _________ were formed from the treaty of verdun
magyars
the scourge of europe
moors
north african muslims
north africa
where are the moors from?
vikings
german barbarians of scandinavia; their most important settlement was normandy
normandy
where was the vikings most important settlement?
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