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The Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire

The Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire. Do Now!. Does the Carolingian Renaissance refute the old notion that the period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance was the “Dark Ages”? . Life After Charlemagne. Charlemagne’s son, Louis the Pious, inherited his father’s empire.

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The Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire

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  1. The Decline of Charlemagne’s Empire

  2. Do Now! • Does the Carolingian Renaissance refute the old notion that the period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance was the “Dark Ages”?

  3. Life After Charlemagne • Charlemagne’s son, Louis the Pious, inherited his father’s empire. • Louis was more interested in religion instead of governing the empire and lost the support of the clergy and nobles • When Louis died, his empire was divided among his three sons: Lothair was to supervise the regions inherited by his brothers, Louis the German and Charles the Bald

  4. Strasbourg Oath • Louis the German and Charles the Bald signed the Strasbourg Oath in 842; they agreed to work together against Lothair • The oath was written in two languages, which symbolized the growing split in the Carolingian Empire between the western and eastern lands of the Franks

  5. Treaty of Verdun • Divided Charlemagne’s empire into three kingdoms • Western kingdom, which became present-day France, remained with Charles • Eastern kingdom, which became present-day Germany, was reserved for Louis • A middle kingdom, consisting of a long strip of land stretching from the North Sea into central Italy went to Lothair

  6. Collapse of Charlemagne’s Empire • Causes: • Quarrels among Charlemagne’s grandsons • Vikings raided northern Europe, Moslems captured Sicily and raided other parts of Italy, and the Magyars terrorized eastern Europe • Effect: • A new social order, called feudalism, was created

  7. The Dark Ages-Vikings (Part 9) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fc83VvUeE8 • Why did the Vikings leave Scandinavia? • Why were the Vikings successful raiders? • How did the Carolingians attempt to prevent Viking raids? • What geographic feature made Britain a target for Viking raids? • Who was most successful in defeating the Vikings?

  8. Results of Invasions • Constant warfare cut off trade • Local leaders developed new means to raise armed and mounted horsemen (knights) • Charles Martel had seen the importance of knights to resist the Moslem invaders • Mayors of the palace did not have the money to pay to train and arm knights; instead, knights were given land in exchange for military service (this became the basis of feudalism)

  9. Webquest: Vikings • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

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