Chapter 18 section 2
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- The kingdom was divided among the sons
- This is my land!
- No it's Mine!!
- The battle of Tours
- Let's Fight!
- Pepin became Mayor
- I'm the Mayor now!
- The Frankish kings who followed Clovis were weak rulers. Instead of keeping the kingdom united, they divided it among the their sons. The sons often fought over their share of land. They spent so much time and energy fighting that they lost much of their power to local nobles.
- Charles Martel became known as " The Hammer" because of his strength in battle. In 732, he led the Franks in the Battle of Tours, one of the most important battles in European history. The Franks defeated an army of Arabs and Berbers who had conquered in Spain in 711. The Arabs and Berbers were Muslims, who hoped to spread their religion of Islam everywhere. The Franks victory at the Battle of Tours enabled Christianity to survive in western Europe.
- When Charles Martel died, his son Pepin became the Mayor of the Palace. With the help of Pope and most Frankish nobles, Pepin removed the king and started a new dynasty. Pepin was the first Frankish king to be anointed, or blessed with holy oil, by the Pope. In return for the threatened by a group of Germans known as Lombards. Pepin led an army into Italy, defeated the Lombards , and gave the land they held in central Italy to the Pope. This gift made the Pope the political ruler of much of the Italian Peninsula.
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