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What information can be gleaned from the documents in this chapter about the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the Carolingians? What role did church officials play in the creation and government of Charlemagne’s empire? What role did Charlemagne and the Franks play in the Christianization of Europe?
Compare and contrast The Conquest of Spain (Document 8-1) with The Song of Roland (Document 8-5). How did cultural stereotypes and assumptions shape both documents?
How does Charlemagne’s Capitulary for Saxony (Document 8-3) complicate the vision of Carolingian government presented in his General Capitulary for the Missi (Document 8-5)?