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Charlemagne was born on april 2, 742. his parents were Bertrada of Laon and Pippin the Short. He also had many siblings.
This is signifigant becuase a great Frankish Leader is born.
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750 AD The first great English epic poem, Beowulf, is written in Old English. The work is anonymous and untitled until 1805. It is a Christian poem that exemplifies early medieval society in England and shows roots in Old Testament Law. Irish monks establish early-medieval art. The greatest surviving product of these monks is the Book of Kells, a Gospel book of decorative art.
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The Battle of Talas was in 751. This marked the end of the Tang Dynasty's western expansion of their territory, this representing the furthest point of territorial expansion to the west by the Tang.
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Charlemagne became king of the Franks, in 771. He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity. A skilled military strategist, he spent much of his reign engaged in warfare in order to accomplish his goals.
this is signifigant because Charlemagne acomplished much ruling the Franks, this lead to him becoming emperor of the Holy Roman Empire,
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Charlemagne conqured the Lombard Kingdom because it was become very powerful, thus becoming a threat. So, the powerful Charlemagne invades the lombards and overthrows them.
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On December 25, 800 Charlemagne was anointed emperor in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in 800.
This event is signifigant becuase because Charlemagne will lead the greatest empire since the Roman Empire.
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Charlemagne delegates power to his only surviving son Louis. All of Charlemagnes other sons died. This was in the same type of ceremony that his father had for him and his brother.
This is signifigant because a dynasty is now formed.
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In 813 Charlemagne crowned his son Louis the Pious to rule with him. This is signifigant because Louis is Charlemagne's only living son and he is trying to set up a dynasty. It will later show that Louis is more concerned with his religious veiw than polotics.
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The last war against the Saxons Charlemagne is the victor. He wins land and more people to follow christianity.
This event is signifigant because Charlemagne's domain extended to the elbe and the Holy Roman Empire gains reliious followers.
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In 780, Empress Irene becomes virtual ruler of the Byzantine Empire and restores image worship. this is very signifigant because the people in the Byzantine Empire worshiped images in their religion.
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In 813 the first school of Astronomy was built. This was signifigant becuase it allowed people to learn about space. This lead to greater inventions man has made that we still use today.
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Charlemagnes father pepin the short dies and he divides his kingdom btween the two of his sons carloman and Charlemagne. Peping the short divided the frankish empire down the middle between the two of them.
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Althought the date is unknown, In the late 8th Century the decades long war between the Frankish Empire and the Saxon Tribes. By killing 4,500 of saxon prisioners this leaves a lasting, impressive reputaion of Charlemagne.
This is signifigant because three years later the Franks won, and forced the Saxons to convert to Christianity.
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Sheets of stamped images were also used as offerings for the dead, sometimes by placing the printed sheets inside of religious icons or statues. In addition to printing sutras and scriptures, temples also used distributed images to pilgrims as votive prints, amulets, or exchanges for monetary offerings.
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A little after that, on this day, June 8, 793, Vikings attacked the church on Lindisfarne island. The raiders hacked the monks to death or dragged them into the sea and drowned them. They were after the unguarded treasures of Lindisfarne's rich and beautiful sanctuaries.
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