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History midterm
History midterm Europe Under Pressure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clovis | -first in Merovingian Dynasty -converts Franks to christianity -late 400s -collects and makes the salic laws |
| Clothilda | -wife of Clovis -played a major role in converting him |
| Do Nothing Kings | -give ruling tasks to Mayors of the Palace -Charles Martel |
| Pepin the Short | -first of Carolingian Dynasty -serves under Childeric III -with papal support, becomes king -gives land in Italy to pope |
| Charlemagne | -after Pepin -apart of Carolingian Dynasty -empire stretches from spain to central europe -protects Pope Leo III, as a result crowned Holy Roman Empire |
| Louis the Pious | -son of Charlemagne -second holy roman emperor -has three sons |
| Treaty of Verdun | -equally divides Frank Empire between Louis' three sons -Charles the Bold, West (France) -Lothair, Oldest, territory in between -Louis the German, Eastern, Germany |
| Strasbourg Oath | -Louis and Charles team up to oppose Lothair |