z Unit 3: The Byzantine Empire Chapter 8 Lesson 4: The Age

z Unit 3: The Byzantine Empire Chapter 8 Lesson 4: The Age of Charlemagne

z Taking Notes Rulers Identify the rulers discussed in the reading. Clovis Explain how they were significant in both religious and political realms. Charlemagne Religious Realm Political Realm

z The new Germanic Kingdoms & The Kingdom of the Franks How did the Germanic kingdoms influence the transformation of the Roman world? What effect did Clovis’ conversion to Christianity have on his rule?

z The Kingdom of the Franks: Making Predictions After Clovis died, his sons followed Frankish custom and divided his newly created kingdom among themselves. What consequences do you think would arise because of the division of Clovis’s empire?

z What were the key differences between the Germanic and Roman systems of justice? What was the difference between wergild and the ordeal? Germanic Society

z Charlemagne and the Carolingians What was the significance of Charlemagne’s coronation in Rome? What was the importance of the missi dominici?

z Honors Homework In 1-2 paragraphs, write a persuasive argument about whether or not the wergild was a good way to punish wrongdoers.