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The Dark Ages: 500-800

The Dark Ages: 500-800. The Fall of Man. With the fall of Rome, western Europe descends into anarchy Germanic kings establish new states as a battle for control of Europe begins The Franks take control of the heart of Europe, what is now France and Germany. Clovis I.

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The Dark Ages: 500-800

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  1. The Dark Ages: 500-800

  2. The Fall of Man • With the fall of Rome, western Europe descends into anarchy • Germanic kings establish new states as a battle for control of Europe begins • The Franks take control of the heart of Europe, what is now France and Germany

  3. Clovis I • Clovis unites western Europe in 500 and is baptized Christian • Christianity becomes the dominant religion of Europe and the Middle Ages

  4. Church and State • With the collapse of Roman law, Christianity becomes the stabilizing force of Europe • Europe is divided into geographic areas called dioceses, each headed by a bishop • The Bishop of Rome is the head of all bishops and takes the title of pope • St. Peter is viewed as the first Bishop of Rome and pope • All popes are hailed as “Successor to St. Peter” • Monasteries become the new centers of learning and education

  5. Charlemagne, 742-814 • Unified Europe in the largest empire between Rome and Napoleon in 1811 • Founder of the Carolingian dynasty • Patron of the arts and learning, attempted to preserve Roman knowledge

  6. Charlemagne the Emperor • Christmas Day, 800: Charlemagne enters St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and is crowned Imperator Romanorum by Pope Leo III • Charlemagne is hailed as the Holy Roman Emperor, an attempt to revive the Roman Empire in Germany • Charlemagne claimed to have no idea the pope was going to crown him

  7. Charlemagne’s Coronation

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