Name __________________________________________ Date ________________________ Period __________ OBJECTIVE: You will be able to describe Charlemagne’s empire in detail. DIRECTIONS: Respond to the questions after completing the reading at each “station”. Charlemagne’s Biography: 1. Give three words to describe the character of Charlemagne. 2. Give specific examples to describe the relationship between Charlemagne and the Church. 3. Why do you think Charlemagne opposed his coronation? 4. What were Charlemagne’s three most important accomplishments? Explain. 1. 2. 3. Carolingian Renaissance: 1. Why did Charlemagne think learning was important? 2. What did monks do in the scriptorium? 3. What important inventions (soon to arrive in Europe) would have helped the monks? Explain. 4. Would it be easy for learning and ideas to spread beyond the Church? Explain. 5. What role did Charlemagne play in preserving the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans? 6. Why were monks the scholars of the Middle Ages? 7. How does this contribute to the notion that the Middle Ages were not a “Dark Age”? Carolingian Government: 1. How did Charlemagne use a relationship with the nobility to make up for a lack of tax revenue? 2. Who were the counts (what class were they from) and how did they help Charlemagne rule? 3. How were these counts perfectly situated to take power as soon as the central government weakened? 4. Describe three ways that Charlemagne attempted to limit the powers of the nobles. 1. 2. 3. 5. Why do you think it was necessary for Charlemagne to be very public? 6. What was the primary foundation holding the Carolingian government together? How is this a problem? Explain.