Tuesday, November 19, 2013



1)   Why were the Frankish kings after Clovis weak?
     Instead of uniting the land they decided to be weak and split it amongst there sons. The soon started fighting amongst them selves which weakened the kingdom even more.
2)   Who was Charles Martel?  What did he do?  Why was he known as “The Hammer”?
     He was a powerful general that fought and won the battle of tour and he wanted to unite all the Frankish nobles beneath him. He is called the hammer because of his strength.
3)   Why was the Battle of Tours a turning point in history?
     The Arabs and Berbers were killed by the Franks when they conquered Spain.
4)   What might western Europe have been like if the Arabs and Berbers had won the Battle of Tours?
     If they were to take over then Christianity wouldn't exist.
5)   Who was Pepin?  How did he help the Pope?
He was Charles Martel's Son. He protected the Pope from a group attack led by the germans
6)   Define anointed.
Anoint=nominate or choose
Clovis was first Frank king to become christian 










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