Problem
Charlemagne and the Rise of Feudalism Readings:
Text: The textbook for the course is McKay, John P., et al. A History of Western Society: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, Twelth Edition, Volume I. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2017, page pp. 218, 228-246
Reserves: Einhard, "From Life of Charlemagne" (ca. 835)
• Define feudalism
• How did multiple invasions of the ninth century impact continental Europe?
• What was the wider significance of Charlemagne's coronation?