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The Church in the Dark Ages Worksheet
chapter seven, pp. 390-405

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1. Charlemagne, whose Christian name was ___________, reigned for ____ years. He brought a conclusive end to the crisis caused by the ___________________.
2. Charlemagne took the throne at age ____, when his father, ____________, died. His mother was named ___________. He was a ___________ because his mother and father were not yet married when he was born.
3. Charlemagne’s father ordered the state divided between Charlemagne and his younger brother, _____________. Charlemagne got all the land when his brother ___________.
4. Charlemagne was quick, ___________, and _____________. He is reminiscent of the Roman Emperor _______________.
5. Charlemagne’s first biographer is named _____________.
6. Charlemagne was not perfect. He violated the _____________ and _____________ commandments.
7. Charlemagne knew German, but he also became fluent in _________ and knew some ___________. he was not an intellectual, but he loved to ____________ and respected ____________ and those who were _________________. His bedside book was ___________________.
8. Charlemagne had a violent streak. He _____________ his nephews from the throne of Soissons and massacred ___________ Saxon prisoners.
9. Charlemagne was married ___ times and had at least _______ or _______ mistresses.
10. Charlemagne displayed the Christian virtues of ____________, _____________, and _____________. He was observant in his __________ and fasting.
11. From his clerk, ____________, Charlemagne learned to read ___________ every day.
12. Charlemagne desired to place government on a __________ foundation.
13. Charlemagne’s young ___________, with her two fatherless ___________, were cared for by Charlemagne. The woman told Charlemagne of _________ intrigues against the Franks.
14. Charlemagne crosses the _______ in July ____ A.D. and crushed the _________. He also repudiated ___________, his Lombard wife.
15. At _________ 774 A.D., Charlemagne was received at ___________ in Rome. As he ascended the steps, he __________ them piously. Pope ___________ then confirmed Charlemagne’s title as __________ of the Romans. Charlemagne confirmed Pepin’s __________ to the Pope and even ___________ it.
16. Instead of installing _____________ at Pavia, he himself took the iron __________. The Franks controlled _____________ Italy, with a __________ zone in the center of the country, and land controlled by the _______________ in the South.
17. In 780 A.D., Charlemagne made his son, _________, king of ___________.
18. The _________ were being secretly aided by Byzantium.
19. Pope ____________, elected in 795 A.D., was overthrown and then restored to power by _______________.
20. Charlemagne came to Rome in ____ A.D., where he was crowned ______________. Two monks from Jerusalem gave Charlemagne the keys of the ___________________ and the _________ itself!
21. On ________, 800 A.D. Charlemagne was crowned ____________ by Pope ____________________.
22. _______________ was Charlemagne’s great prelate, adviser, and friend.
23. The _____________ were furious at Charlemagne’s coronation. They saw it as a ___________ and refused to ____________ the new empire until _____ A.D.

Short answer

1. Describe the physical appearance and lifestyle of Charlemagne.








2. Discuss the coronation of Charlemagne in 800 A.D.








3. What three things led to Charlemagne’s coronation?