Clovis
Kign Clovis established a germanic kingdom.
And won a battle.
Medieval
Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history between ancient and modern times.
Franks
A Germanic tribe that conquered present day France and neighboring lands in the 400s.
Charles Martel
Led the Christian Frank's in the Battle of Tours, defeated the Muslim armies and stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.
Battle of Tours
Battle in 732 in which the Christian Frank's led by Charles Martel defeated the Muslim armies and stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.
Charlemagne (Charles the Great)
Grandson of Charles Martel who became king of the Franks. He briefly United Western Europe when he built an empire reaching across want is now France, Germany, and part of Italy.
Magyars
An ethnic group centered in present day Hungary.
Vikings
Scandinavian people whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s.
Broke the last threads of unity in Charlemagne's empire.
Describe Western Europe after the collapse of the western Roman empire.
Western Europe was politically divided, rural, and largely cut off from advanced civilizations.
How did the Germanic tribes govern their Kingdoms?
The Germanic tribes were governed by unwritten costumes. Kings were elected by tribal councils.
How did Charlemagne unify Europe?
Charlemagne unified Europe by the Christian religion, working closely with the church and with education.
Describe the invasions of Europe that took place after Charlemagne's death.
The Muslims conquered Sicily in the late 800s, the Magyars settled in present-day Hungary, and the Vikings settled in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark).
How did Germanic tribes divide Western Europe into small kingdoms?
Because Germanic tribes they had no written laws, they were mostly farmers and were governed by kings elected by tribal council.
A king for each tribe made it more difficult to unify the tribes.
How did the collapse of Western Roman Empire affect Western Europe?
Period of political, social and economic decline. Western Europe was politically divided, rural, and largely cut off from advanced civilizations.
How did the Frank's create a kingdom in Western Europe, and what external threat did it face?
By conquering the province of Gaul.
The Franks faced the Muslims, because of their different religions.
What made Charlemagne a successful leader?
Because he united Western Europe and build an empire reaching across what is now France, Germany, and parts of Italy. He also regarded education.
What happened to Charlemagne's empire after he died? why?
His empire divided into 3 regions because of the Treaty drew by Charlemagne's grandsons called The Treaty of Verdun.