An era of European history after the Roman empire that lasted from 500 to 1500
A Germanic people who held power in the Roman province of Gaul (parts of France and Switzerland)
Well educated and religious communities in Europe where Christian men who devoted their lives to serving God lived
What the papacy became under Gregory I
The center of Roman govt
The mayor of the palace, or major domo, who held more power than the king
The grandson of Charles Martel who became the king of the Frankish empire and the emperor of Rome. Built one of the largest empires of the time and spread Christianity through conquest, reunited Western Europe.
How did Charlemagne value education?
the first leader of the Franks
How Germanic invasions affected Western Europe.