Webquest WebQuest Description: This Webquest is for students ranging from 6th to 8th grade to learn about Charlemagne by virtue of the internet. Grade Level: 6-8 Curriculum: Social Studies Keywords: Charlemagne, Middle Ages Published On: 2012-08-24 14:40:18 Last Modified: 2013-08-15 17:11:44 WebQuest URL: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=161278

Charlemagne was one of Europe's most successful monarchs. He was king of the in 768 CE. His father, , ruled before him, and his grandfather - - ruled before that. These two men were good rulers, but Charlemagne was a far more impressive king. This Webquest will have you find information about Charlemagne to answer how he shaped world history.

Your task for this project is to explore the internet and finish the questions and newspaper article about Charlemagne in the Process section. All the answers can be found from the links in this website. Make sure all questions are answered in complete sentences!

Hello Students! Answer the following questions in this Webquest by using the information provided in the links. Make sure to write your answers down in your "Middle Ages Notebook". Once the questions are answered, Pick 1 of the 6 topics and write a news article. Remember, be creative and accurate!1. What is the difference between "Trial by Ordeal" and "Trial by Panel".http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/trialbyjury.html2. How did Charlemagne make trading easier?http://www.livescience.com/4892-charlemagne-changed-world.html3. What is the Carolingian Revival? When was the Carolingian Revival?http://suzettenaples.hubpages.com/hub/The-Carolingian-Revival-and-Illuminated-Manuscripts4. In your opinion, was Charlemagne great? Why?*****NEWSPAPER ARTICLE*****Choose one of the topics and write a newspaper article. The information that is used in the article can be gathered from any website, book, or video.  1.Crowned emperor When the people of western Europe awoke on this day, December 26, 800, they had an emperor again. On Christmas Day, as King Charles of France knelt in prayer before the altar of the church of St. Peter's in Rome, Pope Leo III suddenly placed a golden crown on his head.The Roman people shouted three times, "To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, the great and pacific emperor of the Romans, life and victory!" Charles was reverenced by the pope and called Emperor and Augustus, after the manner of the leaders of ancient Rome.2.Learning to readPeter of Pisa, from 776-790 instructed Charlemagne in Latin.“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” 3.Educating all classesPaulenus of Aquileia, from 776-787 was at the Carolingian court. Charlemagne nominated him as patriarch of Aquileia in 787.The Lombard, Paul the Deacon was at the court from 782-787 and then Charlemagne nominated him as the abbot of Montecassino.Theodulf of Orleans, also known as the Spanish Goth, spent time at the court from 782-796 and then was nominated as bishop of Orleans.Alcuin of York from Northumbria, England, was a monk and deacon who served as head of the palace school at Charlemagne's court from 782-796. After this Alcuin continued his scholarly work as the abbot of St. Martin's Monastery in Tours. Was responsible for the writing of textbooks, the creation of word lists and the establishment of the trivium and quadrivium as the basis for education.4.Trial by panelTrial by ordeal:Peasant accused of a crime, to prove innocence, had to hold a red hot metal poker until hand was deeply burned. If burnt hand healed in three days, which it was unlikely to do, found innocent. If it did not, found guilty.A noble could prove innocence in ordeal by fight- hire someone to fight for them. If the person hired lived, they were found innocent. If the person hired died, they were found guilty, but had paid your punishment - paid with "your" life, so to speak, or at least the life of the person that had been hired - thus, you were free to go. vs. Trial by Panel:　Under Charlemagne's system, each accused person would be heard by a panel of honorable men, men who had taken an oath to listen and to judge fairly based on the evidence presented. There was still corruption, but this system had a much better chance of being fair than did the old one.　Our modern jury system, trial by jury, slowly developed from this early start.5.Illuminated manuscriptCarolingian monks used the oversized and heavily decorated initials of the insular art of Britain and Ireland and added their own touches and historiated the initial to further development. They produced luxury manuscripts that had leather bindings with jewels set in gold and covers of carved ivory panels.The major educational workshop centers that produced illustrated manuscripts were:The Court School of Charlemagne which produced the earliest manuscripts with ten total manuscripts being recognized from this school. They were ornate and ostentatious and reminiscent of the 6th century ivories and mosaicss from Ravenna, Italy. This went along with Charlemagne's revival of Roman classicism.The school of the Archbishop Ebo of Rheims was another important workshop. He assembled artists at his school and transformed Carolingian art into something new. His　Gospel Book of Ebo (816-835)　was painted with swift, fresh, vibrant brush strokes that represented the classical Mediterranean forms. He also published　Bern Physiologus,　the earliest Latin edition of the Christian allegorical text on animals.Monastery of St. Martin of Tours produced large bibles that were illustrated in the Late Antique style.The diocese of Metz (850-855) was another center of Carolingian art. A sacramenery was made for Bishop Drago illuminated "historiated" decorated initials that eventually influenced the Romanesque period with the harmonious union of classical lettering and figural scenes.6.Charlemagne becoming sole king of Franks Charlemagne and his younger brother, Carloman shared their father’s kingdom from 768 to 771. They didn’t get along and communicated through their mother, Bertrada of Laon. In 771, Carloman ended up dead and Charlemagne became sole heir. Charlemagne perhaps had something to do with his brother’s death.

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Category and Score Beginning Approaching Meeting Exceeding Score Content Includes 1 of the Includes 1 of the Includes 2 of the Includes all 3 of the 40 following narrative following narrative following narrative following narrative techniques: dialogue, techniques: dialogue, techniques: dialogue, techniques: dialogue, pacing, or description to pacing, or description to pacing, or description to pacing, or description to develop article OR develop article. Events develop article. Events develop article. Events events are accurate or are accurate or evident are accurate and are accurate and evident to to Charlemagne’s life evident to evident to Charlemagne’s life and and the middle ages. Charlemagne’s life and Charlemagne’s life and the middle ages. the middle ages. the middle age. Content is made relevant to readers. Organization Includes 1 of the Includes 2 of the Includes 3 of the Includes all 4 of the 20 following: the sequence following: the sequence following: the sequence following: the sequence of events makes sense, of events makes sense, of events makes sense, of events makes sense, there is an introduction, there is an introduction, there is an introduction, there is an introduction, conclusion, and conclusion, and conclusion, and conclusion, and paragraphs are paragraphs are paragraphs are paragraphs are structured correctly. structured correctly. structured correctly. structured correctly.

Mechanics 5 or more mistakes in Between 3 and 5 No more than 2 No mistakes in spelling, 20 spelling, grammar or mistakes in spelling, mistakes in spelling, grammar or sentence sentence structure grammar or sentence grammar or sentence structure. structure. structure.

Layout Headline is neither Headline is either Headline is either Headline is centered 20 centered nor larger than centered or larger than centered or larger than and larger than body of body of article. Article body of article. Article body of article. Article article. Article columns columns are unevenly columns are unevenly columns are evenly are evenly spaced. spaced. spaced. spaced.

Total Score 100

After completing this Webquest, you should be able to identify how Charlemagne contributed to today's society. Learning about history and important people of the past let's us understand how and why things are the way they are, and help us to NOT repeat history.

Curriculum StandardsThe students that participate in this Charlemagne Webquest will have the opportunity to learn about the Middle Ages culture and recognize the relationships among the various parts of the their cultural life.CreditsOur WebQuest is  built on the works of others at least to some extent. With out the vast information on the internet, this Somali Webquest would not be possible. Thanks to all the web links in the Process section and the pictures that were used from Google. Thanks!  Standards

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