HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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After Charlemagne’s empire declined, the new empire that would take it’s placed and continue it’s legacy is called the ____
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Holy Roman Empire
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Holy Convocation of Saints
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In this lecture, Professor Freedman discusses the crisis and decline of Charlemagne’s empire. Increasingly faced with external threats – particularly the Viking invasions – the Carolingian Empire ultimately collapsed from internal causes, because its rulers were unable effectively to manage such a large empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a way to acknowledge Charlemagne’s power and reinforce his relationship with the church, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans and first ruler of the vast Holy Roman Empire on December 25, 800, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
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