HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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The Pope
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Charlemagne
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They had equal power
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Neither had much power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key Points. In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the Emperor of the Romans, thereby extending Charlemagne’s power and authority.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charlemagne was crowned “emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III in 800 CE, thus restoring the Roman Empire in the West for the first time since its dissolution in the 5th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Suddenly, as Charlemagne rose from prayer, Leo placed a crown on his head and, while the assembled Romans acclaimed him as “Augustus and emperor, ‘’ the Pope abased himself before Charlemagne, “adoring” him “after the manner of the emperors of old.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did being crowned Holy Roman emperor make Charlemagne more powerful? It made people believe that God was on Charlemagne’s side. Which three groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries? What was the purpose of feudalism?