Warm-up• Copy HW

• Please place your map in the bin…make sure your name is on it

• Please do the following…

Grab a green textbookTurn to page 18

Read the section entitled Charlemagne’s Empire Make this page 6 of your notebookCreate notes by explaining the following for Charlemagne:

who when where what (did he do)

Essential Questions

• What happens when societies are faced with adversity?

• How do societies stabilize in the face of adversity?

Who?

• Charlemagne

Charles the Great

Leader of the Franks

Stately and dignified

King Father of Europe

Christian Man

6’4” ??????

When

Leader of the Franks (France) from768-814 C.E.

Where?

• Modern day France, Switzerland, Belgium and parts of Germany

What?• Encouraged Education• Unified Christians lands of Europe into one Empire• Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne “Holy Roman

Emperor” on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica.

Who wants to hear a music video?

Activity!• Please choose from one of the following tasks…

1. Poem (explaining the importance of Charlemagne)

2. TV AD supporting Charlemagne

3. A political cartoon about Charlemagne’s rule

4. A skit between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III

5. Song (explaining the importance of Charlemagne)

You have 20 minutes to complete your Creative Charlemagne Creation!!!!!!

Volunteers????

•We will have at least three people share their Creative Charlemagne

Creation!!!!!!

Closure

• Please complete the