Transforming the Roman World: Germanic Kingdoms, the
Carolingian Empire, & Charlemagne
Essential Question:
New Germanic Kingdoms
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Germanic peoples had begun to move into lands of the Roman Empire by the third century and set up
new states
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Visigoths:
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Ostrogoths:
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Angles and Saxons:
Germanic Society
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Germans and Romans intermarried and created new society
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Most important social bond among Germanic peoples was ______________________.
• Included
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2.
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Affected how they dealt with crime and punishment.
How did Romans deal with crime and punishment?
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Germanic law was ______________________.
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To avoid bloodshed, developed system of __________________________.
Kingdom of the Franks
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Only German state ____________________________________________________.
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Frankish kingdom established by _______________________.
o Strong military leader
o 500 A.D. Became first Germanic ruler to convert to ________________________
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Covered modern-day ______________________________________________.
Defeated surrounding Germanic tribes and unified Franks as a people
After Clovis’ death, sons divided kingdom among themselves
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
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During 600s and 700s, Frankish kings gradually lost power to their __________________
o One of them, ________________, assumed kingship for himself and his family
o 768: Pepin dies and his son, Charles the Great or _________________________, becomes new
Frankish king
 Ruled from _________________________________.
 Fierce warrior, strong statesman, devout Christian
 Greatly expanded Frankish kingdom and created the
________________________________________.
 Covered much of _______________________________________ at its height
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Most powerful __________________________________________
 800 A.D.: Acquired title __________________________________________
o Symbolized ________________________________________________
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The End of the Carolingian Empire
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Carolingian Empire weakened from within by ____________________________________________
and from outside by _________________________________________.
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From within:
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814: ____________________________________________
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Less than 30 years later, empire divided among his grandsons into 3 major sections
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___________________________________________
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_________________________ gained power while Carolingian rulers fought each other
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From outside:
o Ninth and tenth centuries, western Europe experienced _______________________________
o Invaders
 ______________________________ attacked southern coasts of Europe up to southern
France
 ______________________________, people from western Asia, moved into Central
Europe, settled in Hungary and invaded western Europe
 ______________________________, Germanic people from Scandinavia, most farreaching attacks
The Vikings
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Sacked villages and towns, destroyed churches, defeated small local armies
_______________________________, superb ____________________________________, and
_______________________________.
o Their ships were the best of the period
o Called _____________________________________________________
 Long and narrow with beautifully carved, arched prows
 Carried 50 men
 Construction allowed them to __________________________________________
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