1. Which impacts societies more, Government or Religion? WHY?
Warm-Up Question
Which impacts societies more, Government or Religion?  WHY?

2. The Age of Charlemagne

3. The Emperor Charlemagne
What symbols of Charlemagne's secular power appear in the stained glass image?
What might you infer about Charlemagne from the fact that his image appears on a stained glass window in a cathedral? 

4. The Age of Charlemagne:
Charlemagne was a Frankish King from 678 to 814 AD.
Hoped to rebuild the Roman Empire
Crowned emperor by Pope Leo III, which shows the close connection between church and state
Charlemagne’s empire is divided and fragments after his death

5. The Age of Charlemagne: