Charlemagne, Carolingian Empire, Roman Empire, Merovingians, Carolingians, European history, CM1, History-Geography, Clovis, Palace Academy, Capitularies
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This document provides an overview of Charlemagne's reign, the Carolingian Empire, and its legacy, as well as a pedagogical approach to teaching this topic to CM1 students.
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[...] The evocation of the Carolingians ends the first theme: 'And before France?'. Indeed, it is in the next theme, with the Capetians, that France sees the light by passing from King of the Franks to King of France. In fact, the Carolingian sub-theme is a transition between chapters, all the more so as with this dynasty many elements are put in place for several centuries, such as language and population. From then on, it is a matter of asking how the Carolingian dynasty is formed and evolves? [...]
[...] Thus, the Church shifts towards the effort of educating the people. On the other hand, this renaissance affects the arts and literature. In fact, the caroline is imposed as the sole writing, Latin is restored, and the taste for ancient culture is relaunched. This renaissance also takes place in architecture as shown by the construction of the palace chapel of Aachen or the plan of Saint-Gall. Thanks to this architecture, many traces and legacies of this period are still perceptible to this day. III. The disintegration of Charlemagne's empire: 1. [...]
[...] The government, organization, and Carolingian renaissance of this empire : 1. The administration of the Carolingian Empire : In order to best administer his vast empire, Charlemagne divides it into counties and creates marches (buffer regions) at the borders, in order to be protected from external attacks. These territories are entrusted to the most loyal aristocrats to the king. Counts and marquises then have the mission to govern in the name of the Emperor on their territory. However, the latter cannot always control the way his orders are applied. [...]
[...] These questions allow the teacher to highlight the universal vocation of this empire. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Aix-la-Chapelle (capital of the empire). Map of the Kingdom of Clovis in 511. (annexe Map of the Kingdom of Charlemagne in 768. (annexe Conclusion : In the first part, it was demonstrated how the Carolingian Empire was established and how it evolved under Charlemagne, and at his death. Thus, the Carolingian Empire is part of the continuity of the Merovingian Empire and is strongly inspired by the Roman Empire. [...]
[...] - Charlemagne succeeds Pepin the Short. This last question allows to introduce Charlemagne. Text showing the change of dynasty. (Annex Phase 2 : the conquests of Charlemagne (10 minutes). With the help of the two distributed documents, students must compare the kingdom of Clovis in 511 and the Frankish kingdom in 768 in order to identify the conquests made by Charlemagne. To do this, they encircle the conquered territories. Expected answers: Saxony, Bavaria, Lombardy and the March of Spain. The teacher asks oral questions: - Which existing countries today would find themselves in the Carolingian Empire? [...]
