Friday, November 15, 2013

Eight important things about the Franks and there questions

1) They built villages that later turned into modern France and Germany
2) Their govern was better because they were able to live close to home land and chose a ruler.
3)They did more than just fight, they became farmers.
4)King Clovis was able to bring the split groups together under one rule
5)Clovis was first Germanic king to accept Catholic religion Shows that he's accepting new soilder and people in his kingdom.
6)Every ones in Clovis kingdom felt unified now that they spoke the same language
7)Was able to gain support from the pope. It allowed support against dealing with non-beleivers 
8)Made Latin the official language in court and managed to make a stable relation with Romans.


1)   Why were people no longer interested in learning during the early middle ages?
People were no longer interested in books, art, and learning. plus the art and books were getting destroyed.
2)   Why are the Franks important?
they were the first to combine Christens and and Romans together
3)   Who was Clovis?  How did Clovis become Christian? 
      He was a king that was chosen by a Frankish group. After winning a battle he and 3000 soldiers just immediately converted.
4)   What happened after Clovis became Christian?
He managed to gain support from the Romans and allowed some of them to join there kingdom.
5)   Why was it important that the Pope gave Clovis his support?
He was then able to spread religion every where and deal with the non believers.
6)   Why were the Franks more successful at governing than other Germanic         peoples?
Clovis's conversion gave him way more peace and support than others.
7)   What modern nations developed out of the civilization built by the Franks?
Germanic and France.

                                                                                                                                                     

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