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Middle Ages: Charlemagne

Resources for Year 8 study of Medieval History

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This short video presentation explains the important changes Charlemagne brought to Medieval society.

In the 9th Century, Charlemagne rules over most of Europe and brings a renaissance of religion and culture to the continent.

Watch another short clip here

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Focus Questions

  • What were the motivations or achievements of your person in the medieval period?
  • Why is your person considered significant?
  • What are the key dates and locations for your person's life?
  • What events and/or changes was your person associated with and what was their role in them?
  • How did your person change the structure or ideas of their society?
  • Explain with reference to at least two different historian's opinions.
  • In your opinion was this person's influence mainly positive, negative or both?