The Carolingian Empire tried to unite most of western Europe under a single ruler from about 751 until 987.
France and Germany
The coronation of charlemegne is a symbolic of a new ingeritor marked the arrival of a new inheritor of Rome and a compatitor.
During his reign (25 years) he avoided the conquest by the Islam and expanded the his kingdom.
Economic Characteristics:
The economy of the Carolingian Empire is part of the economy of the Middle Ages, especially those developed in Central Europe. It is discussed whether it was a closed economy or subsistence farming, on the contrary, exchange and generating a profit.
Social Characteristics:
The only Carolingian monarch who did it was Charlemagne, who was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III at Rome in 800.
Cultural Characteristics:
The most important thing about the Carolingian Empire is that it rpresents the mixture between Church and State.
· Pope Leo
· Charlemagne
Sources:
(2011).Carolingian Empire
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