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Consequences Of Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne’s Carolingian Renaissance most important consequences was the encouragement to spread of uniform culture as well as uniform religious practices. Construction of a Christian republic was Charlemagne’s vision. Despite the fact that Charlemagne unified his handwriting, standardized coins, elevated education, empire, and even scholarly Latin. Following his death in the year 814 his Empire declined in strength within a generation or two. His rule was so brilliant, such a hard act to follow. Many emperors who followed him seemed inferior. We've seen this before with Mohammed, Alexander the Great, Justinian, Constantine, and Augustus

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