HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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ceasing war with his enemies after calling upon the Pope’s support.
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compiling the Corpus Juris Civilis to reform laws within his empire.
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sending out missi dominici to keep control over his provincial rulers.
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bringing back missionaries from Asia to strengthen belief at his court.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The missi dominici were teams of supervisors, mostly consisting of bishops and counts who were loyal to Charlemagne. Their main purpose was to travel throughout the kingdom and make sure that the counts appointed by Charlemagne were behaving properly.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor. In this role, he encouraged the Carolingian Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual revival in Europe. When he died in 814, Charlemagne’s empire encompassed much of Western Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, ruled over the vast Carolingian empire that spanned Europe during the Dark Ages. He became king of the Franks in A.D. 768 and conquered much of Europe during his 46-year reign. During his life, he laid the foundations for the Holy Roman Empire, which would last nearly a millennium.