THE CAROLINGIAN RENAISSANCE

OBJ: WHY IS THERE LIGHT DURING THE

DARK AGES? LET’S IDENTIFY THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS

DURING THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE.

CHARL. INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUSSTANDARDIZED COINS ENCOURAGED TRADE, MISSIONARY WORK LED TO CONTACTPRESERVATION OF CLASSICAL HERITAGE

THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING

SCRIPTORIUM

MONASTERIES & MONKSTRANSLATING TEXTS INI-TIALLY DIFFICULTINTRODUCTION OF STAN-DARD WRITING STYLECAROLINGIAN MINISCULESTANDARDIZED MED. LATIN LANGUAGE

MET CHARL. N. ITALYARRIVAL IN AACHEN 735STARTS CURRICULUM FOR PALACE SCHOOLORIGIN OF LIBERAL ARTSPICKED UP WHERE BONIFACE LEFT OFF

ARRIVAL OF ALCUIN

IMPACT & LEGACY

IMPROVED LITERACY – VERNACULAR FOR LOCALS W/ SPATTERING OF LATIN HELPED IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONSPREAD OF UNIFORM RELIGIOUS CULTURE & PRACTICESIMPROVED MEDICAL CARE: DRUGS, OINTMENTS, PRE-SCRIPTIONS, ANTISEPTICS, ANASTHESIAGROWTH OF SCHOOLS90% ROMAN WORKS WE HAVE TODAY AS A RESULT

DECLINE OF FRANKISH KINGDOM

EMPIRE PUSHED BEYOND ITS ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITIESEXPAND, PLUNDER, REWARD – ONLY SO MANY ‘REWARDS’INFIGHTING AMONG LOCAL LORDS & FREE INHABITANTS SUFFERDIVISION AMONG ABBASSID’S LED TO DECLINE IN TRADE & ‘VIKINGS’ (NORSEMEN) NO LONGER BENEFITING SO TURN TO RAIDS

VIKINGS*CONTACT W/ EUROPE

*ENGLAND EASY TARGET

*NORMANDY

*SUPERB SEAMEN, SHIP BUILDERS, SAIL MAKERS

*DAMAGE SHORT TERM

*NO LONG LASTING BREAKDOWN OF CAROLIN-GIAN INSTITUTIONS

NEVER PART OF FRANKISH EMPIREDIVIDED AMONG SMALL KINGDOMS (KENT)SMALL GROUPS UNIFY AS OFFENSIVE MEASURE UNDER ALFRED 871-899BEGIN SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF ‘ENGLAND’

ENGLAND REPELS VIKINGS