Charlemagne's Carolingian Frankish Empire
Charlemagne was the crowned ruler of "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day. The significant is that he was the first over 300 years that Europe was not a broken compound of transferring and competing warrior tribes, but instead a collection of stable nation-states. Extreme stability happened when Charlemagne's Carolingian Frankish Empire was formed. Both parties involvement had different reasons behind the coronation. Pope Leo's drive for crowning Charles included an opportunity to reward Frankish King for saving him. Also, the need for protection from Roman rebels only an Empire could provide. For Charles, the imperial title was also the only way he could protect the Papacy from the Eastern Empire. Another reason for Charles
was an attempt to sanctify the power he had already achieved, and an opportunity to become equal in the authority and prominence with the emperor in the East. The title gave him a mark to be seen equally with Byzantine Empire. Therefore giving papacy having a defender of the high structure. The foundation of that symbolized Charlemagne being crowned Emperor, the first King to rule a united Europe in ages. In the textbook in mentioned him being a sign not of the re-birth of the Roman Empire but the development of a new civilization. Charlemagne had a passion for improving education in his kingdom; a stand that began from his intellectual interest as well as the need to provide learning clergy for the church and literate leaders for the government. Diet and health differ from rich and poor however bread were their main stable of the Carolingian diet. Life in the Carolingian world noticed by the Catholic Church as they started to make changes that impact Frankish family life and marital and sexual attitudes. The Church emphasized the importance of marriage, celibacy also condemned infanticide, but they were unable to eliminate the practice abortion. The church condemned sexual activity were allowed only within marriage and homosexuality was not included.
was an attempt to sanctify the power he had already achieved, and an opportunity to become equal in the authority and prominence with the emperor in the East. The title gave him a mark to be seen equally with Byzantine Empire. Therefore giving papacy having a defender of the high structure. The foundation of that symbolized Charlemagne being crowned Emperor, the first King to rule a united Europe in ages. In the textbook in mentioned him being a sign not of the re-birth of the Roman Empire but the development of a new civilization. Charlemagne had a passion for improving education in his kingdom; a stand that began from his intellectual interest as well as the need to provide learning clergy for the church and literate leaders for the government. Diet and health differ from rich and poor however bread were their main stable of the Carolingian diet. Life in the Carolingian world noticed by the Catholic Church as they started to make changes that impact Frankish family life and marital and sexual attitudes. The Church emphasized the importance of marriage, celibacy also condemned infanticide, but they were unable to eliminate the practice abortion. The church condemned sexual activity were allowed only within marriage and homosexuality was not included.