Monks and knights - Lords and vassals - The Frankish Empire

15 important questions on Monks and knights - Lords and vassals - The Frankish Empire

When did Charlemagne conquer the Avars in Hungary

769

When did Charlemagne inherited the empire of/from  his father?

768

How did Charlemagne expand his empire?

He conquered land by war
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Against who fought Charlemagne?

1. The Slavic peoples in Central Europe.
2. Longobards in Italy.
3. Moors in Spain.
4. Frisians in the Netherlands (785)
5. Saxons Northern Germany

The Saxons had a long war what happened and how long did it take?

The Saxons didn't obey to Frankish rules: They rose in revolt. After 20 years they gave up

Who made Charlemagne army strong?

the knights

The knights were firmly seated in the saddle how?

The stirrup gave them security.

Were did Charlemagne get the idear of stirrups from?

He got the idear from the Germanic people. And the Germanic people had adopted the stirrup from the ASiatic people.

How did knights protect their body?

They protected their bodies with a coat of steel, a shirt consisting of small iron rings.

Why was the cavalry the strongest part of Charlemagne's army?

The knights were riding horses so they were high above the foot soldiers(they could kill them easily).

How big was charlemagne's empire?

It stretched from Northern Germany as far as Spain and Italy.

When did pope Leo 3 ask for help?

800AD

Why did pope Leo 3 need help?

The citizens of Rome chased him away.

What did Charlemagne do to help?

He defeated the opponments of the pope.

When was Charlemagne crowned as emperor of Western Europe?

On Christmas Eve December 800AD.

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