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Charlemagne
Task A
Charles was called Charlemagne or Charles the Great in Latin. The aim of this lesson
is for you to explore a variety of information to try and answer the following question
Does Charlemagne deserve the title Charles the Great
Stage Two
Look at the list below showing some of Charlemagne's achievements (successes). Organise them into the following
catagories
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MILITARY (M) |
CULTURAL (C) |
RELIGIOUS (R) |
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He enlarged his kingdom by defeating many different tribes. |
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He was crowned emperor b the Pope in December 800. |
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He protected Christian lands from attack by Muslim and Slav invaders. |
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He developed an administrative system where the country was divided
into 300 earldoms. Each was ruled by an earl who implemented his decisions. |
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He spread Christianity to new areas. |
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New churches were built facing east or Jerusalem. |
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A magnificent palace was built for Charlemagne at Aix-la-Chapelle. |
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He set up schools and encouraged the clergy to study holy texts and ancient writers. |
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He set up a famous school at Aachen and encouraged the spread of writing. |
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He sent officials (two by two), called missi dominici, throughout the
kingdom to listen to legal cases, spread his law and set a
schools. |
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He hired great scholars such as Alcuin to work at Aachen. |
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He won many battles. |
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Alcuin and priests copied many old books and saved these classics from being lost. |
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He defeated the Avars in 791 |
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Be ready to explain why you have placed
each idea in that column. Do you know of any other of Charlemagne's
successes that you could add to this list?
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Useful website
Go to
www.googel.com/images and search Charlemagne. There are
many sites on him but the language is often quite difficult. The
pictures are worth looking at. |
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The Open Door Web Site