HIST 1001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: High Middle Ages, Carolingian Minuscule, Gislebertus
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Missi dominici- was an official commissioned by the frankish king or holy. Roman emperor to supervise the administration, mainly of justice, in parts of his dominions too far for frequent personal visits. Treaty of verdun- splits empire into three parts after charlemagne"s son, louis the pious, dies leaving 3 sons to split the empire between ; 843. Lothar- eldest son; gets title holy roman emporer. Donation of pepin- a gift of islands in central italy to the romans church by. He returned islands to the pope"s control and showed his commitment to the papacy. This created an alliance and freed their dependency to the byzantine empire. Caroline minuscule- a new and reformed script of small, regular, evenly spaced letters promoted by charlamagne and his court. Became the main script used by medieval europe until the twelfth century and was reintroduced in the roman front and italian reinessance. Marked an important dividing point in the linguistic history of europe.
