The Frankish Empire
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the chronology of Charles’s reign: 768, 772, 773, 778, 800, 814, 843.
Accession; Saxon wars begin; Lombard campaign; Spanish campaign; coronation as emperor; death; Treaty of Verdun.
2
How was Charles’s state governed? Explain count, duke and margrave.
Count — governor of a province; duke — head of a large tribal region; margrave — ruler of a border march.
3
About the attempt to convert the Saxons by force: how might such a policy have affected the unity of the empire? Give your view in 3 sentences.
Sample: pressure prolonged the war and caused many losses; in time Saxony was absorbed, but resentment remained.
4
How was a knight armed, and why could only wealthy landowners become knights?
A horse, sword, lance and helmet were needed and they were costly; therefore knights were landowners.
5
Show on a map the three parts that appeared after the division of 843.
The western kingdom (future France), the eastern (Germany) and the middle part (Italy and Lotharingia).