chose to crown Charlemagne as “Emperor of the Romans” in A.D. 800 because Charlemagne helped him when he was in trouble‚ he needed Charlemagne’s military and he thought it would be a fair and equal relationship. Document A is an excerpt from the “Life of Charlemagne”‚ a book written by Einhard explaining about Charlemagne’s life. In the excerpt‚ it explains “The Romans had inflicted many injuries upon Pope Leo … so that he had been complied to call upon the king for help. Charlemagne went accordingly
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"Book Review of Two Lives of Charlemagne" After having read both versions of the life of Charlemagne there is no doubt that they differ greatly in the sense of style‚ audience‚ and emotion. By reading these two descriptions of Charlemagne’s life we are able to decipher somewhat of the life he led as a shaper of early medieval European history. However‚ both of these versions possess the admiration of a noble man who they believe is worthy enough to be noted in history to some degree. The first
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Charlemagne brought some key administrative developments into his domain‚ which got to be known as the Carolingian Empire. He based on the current arrangement of seignorialism‚ whereby lords gave tracts of area to their nobles in return for faithfulness and administration. Charlemagne conceded vast landholdings called fiefs to numerous tribal military pioneers. Furthermore‚ he delegated various Frankish nobles to the posts of checks (the leader of a locale called an area) and margraves (the number
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Unit 8 Charlemagne Why did Charlemagne distrust the pope’s motives in crowning Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor? - By crowning him emperor‚ the pope established the significant precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown. - He was worried about a conflict with the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empress Irene was rumored to have considered a marriage to Charlemagne‚ and his coronation as emperor‚ was seen as an insult to Byzantium. How could Charlemagne create such a powerful empire
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unbiased of Charlemagne? That is the question. Einhard was definitely biased when writing his description of Charlemagne primarily because he was writing his piece while Charlemagne was still breathing. Any historian who has studied history‚ knows that a scribe never wants to write something bad about their king because they would have been executed on the spot and that is why Einhard writings of The Life of Charlemagne is biased. However‚ he wanted people to know some facts about Charlemagne so he included
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creating new rituals and traditions. (page 504) Charlemagne in Capitulary on Saxony writes that followers of pagan worship who had ever performed in any acts of sacrifice or opposition to Christianity should be punished by death. Many times in the text Charlemagne warrants capital punishment to those that do not follow Christianity. It is clear that Charlemagne used his faith in Christianity only to secure his position of authority. Pope Gregory‚ Charlemagne and Boniface all had a firm belief in Christianity
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Finally‚ the empire’s government broke down. People left the towns and cities. Travel and trade became unsafe. The people of Rome turned to military leaders and the Catholic Church for help. The military leader Charlemagne brought order to much of the Roman Empire. The Pope made Charlemagne emperor. The government grew strong again under
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With the prompt relating to how either Charlemagne or Augustine would align in such a conflict‚ it’s important to consider the values both parties‚ in this case‚ bring to the table. Both of them‚ Henry IV and Gregory VII‚ assume ordination by God as distinct justification for their singular correctness. Henry‚ in general‚ believes that emperors‚ because of their distinct position and ordination‚ should have full jurisdiction in terms of the investment of Bishops. Gregory’s counter to this is‚ essentially
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who often came in contact with asbestos developed a "sickness of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its magical properties that they turned a blind eye to its observed harmful effects. It is believed that Charlemagne use asbestos tablecloths during the middle ages. In the late 1800s‚ during the Industrial Revolution‚ the use of asbestos as insulation
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After the Roman Empire dissolved‚ Charles Charlemagne led them into improved conditions due to many fortified goals and accomplishments. When the nation was in disarray‚ Charlemagne helped by building the greatest empire since ancient Rome and built it into an educated and religious country. The fall of the Roman Empire was a very cataclysmic event in history that had many contributing factors. One element that was a great contributor was the prevalent and recurring invasions of the Germanic tribes
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