Location: It is located in the Western Europe. Nowadays is: France, Germany, Belgium, Netherland, and Swiss...
Political Characteristics:
- There was a monarchy
- The church and the state were together
- Try to recover the power and strenght of the Roman Empire.
Economic Characteristics: The economic base in the Empire was the land properties, this Empire was essentially agricultural, and the commerce was almost insignificant.
Social Characteristics:
- The pope was an important authority
- The society was organized according to the function that every group has.
- First were the prayers, then comes the warriors and last the normal workers.
Cultural Characteristics:
- Charlemagne was worried about the education, he founded a kind of schools in the cathedrals, monasteries and even in the palace, this way for the aristocracy and priesthood.
- The Christianity was very contradictory.
Important characters:
- Pope Leo III
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Sources used to write the post:
The Carolingian Empire in http://sepiensa.org.mx/contenidos/historia_mundo/media/feudal/mar_med/med_f.htm consulted in the 15th of June 2011.
The Carolingian Empire in http://www.laguia2000.com/edad-media/carlomagno-y-el-imperio-carolingio consulted in the 15th of June 2011.
The Carolingian Empire in http://sepiensa.org.mx/contenidos/historia_mundo/media/feudal/mar_med/med_f.htm consulted in the 15th of June 2011.
The Carolingian Empire in http://www.laguia2000.com/edad-media/carlomagno-y-el-imperio-carolingio consulted in the 15th of June 2011.
