Charlemagne: Review Notes
Unit 8 Charlemagne
Why did Charlemagne distrust the pope's motives in crowning Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor?
- By crowning him emperor, the pope established the significant precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown.
- He was worried about a conflict with the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empress Irene was rumored to have considered a marriage to Charlemagne, and his coronation as emperor, was seen as an insult to Byzantium.
How could Charlemagne create such a powerful empire? - Charlemagne mostly enlarged his empire through military conquest, most notably through a long and successful series of campaigns against the Saxons, and his conquest of Bavaria. From an administrative standpoint, he gave his authority increased underpinning by assisting the Pope against riotous Roman nobles and subjugating the Lombards, actions which earned him the title of Holy Roman Emperor. He adopted a system of standard weights and measures throughout his empire, including a new system of coinage. Charlemagne projected imperial authority by moving his court throughout the empire, and delegating administrative duties to local appointees known as counts. He communicated with these counts through messages sent by officials known as missi dominici. Additionally, he divided the empire into larger administrative regions run by governors. Finally, Charlemagne reformed the legal code, compiling Frankish laws with Roman laws.
- appointed counts to supervise local administration of justice and raising armies. other administrators to supervise courts, and collect tolls and taxes sent reps throughout countryside to relay instructions and check up on admins
Unit 9 Feudalism
Why were the Crusades launched?
- The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe during 1095–1291, most of which were sanctioned by the Pope in the name of Christendom. The Crusades originally had the goal of recapturing
Why did Charlemagne distrust the pope's motives in crowning Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor?
- By crowning him emperor, the pope established the significant precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown.
- He was worried about a conflict with the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empress Irene was rumored to have considered a marriage to Charlemagne, and his coronation as emperor, was seen as an insult to Byzantium.
How could Charlemagne create such a powerful empire? - Charlemagne mostly enlarged his empire through military conquest, most notably through a long and successful series of campaigns against the Saxons, and his conquest of Bavaria. From an administrative standpoint, he gave his authority increased underpinning by assisting the Pope against riotous Roman nobles and subjugating the Lombards, actions which earned him the title of Holy Roman Emperor. He adopted a system of standard weights and measures throughout his empire, including a new system of coinage. Charlemagne projected imperial authority by moving his court throughout the empire, and delegating administrative duties to local appointees known as counts. He communicated with these counts through messages sent by officials known as missi dominici. Additionally, he divided the empire into larger administrative regions run by governors. Finally, Charlemagne reformed the legal code, compiling Frankish laws with Roman laws.
- appointed counts to supervise local administration of justice and raising armies. other administrators to supervise courts, and collect tolls and taxes sent reps throughout countryside to relay instructions and check up on admins
Unit 9 Feudalism
Why were the Crusades launched?
- The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe during 1095–1291, most of which were sanctioned by the Pope in the name of Christendom. The Crusades originally had the goal of recapturing