The Franks: Clovis Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Who were the Franks? | A group of barbarians who formed into a whole around modern Belgium |
Under Clovis, the Franks __________________... | Invaded and conquered more land |
Clovis was originally a pagan. What did he convert to? | He converted to Christianity |
The legend of why and under what circumstances did Clovis convert to Christianity... | He was losing a battle and prayed to his wife's Christian god for victory |
What historians say about why Clovis converted to Christianity... | He saw that becoming Christian had more prestige than being pagan. |
Another reason why Clovis converted... | A combination of the historians' theory and...that his wife would not give up with trying to convert him to Christianity |
Clovis leaves behind... | A Frankish heritage of being united...meaning the Franks wanted to be one big kingdom, not divided into several parts |
Another part of Clovis's legacy is that... | The Franks are now fervently Christian |
Clovis divides the kingdom into ___ | 4 |
This allowed a split to form between the ___________ and the ___________ side | The French side and the German side |
At this time, the ________________ ___________________ is continuing their general conquest of everything, including Spain | The Umayyad Caliphate |
They invade _________________ into ___________, across the _________________ mountains | Northward into France across the Pyrenees |
Odo of Aquitaine lost_____________________ when he asked Charles Martel for help against the _________________ invasion | All his territory, Islam |
Charles Martel fights at the _______________ __ ______________ for Odo | Battle of Tours (732 AD) |
After the Battle of Tours, the Muslims... | Shrug and leave |
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