Key points!
Europe's large rivers were ideal for trade and its mountain streams could turn water wheels.
The region's earth was better suited for raising crps that the dry soils of the meditteraenean.
in 468, Clovis, king of the Franks, conquered the former Roman province of Gual
Clovis took an important step when he converted to christianity, earning the suppot of gual, and making the church of rome an ally.
The rligion of Islam appeared in Arabia in 622.
European christians were stunned when muslim armies overran christian lands from Palestine to North Africa to Spain.
In 800, Pope Leo 3 called on Charlemgne to help against rebillous nobles in rome. Frankish Armies marched South and crushed the rebellion.
Charlemagne founded a school at Aachen umder the direction of Alcuin.
9c
10d
11a
12f
13e
14b