Storiascopio · Era 7 of 12 · lower secondary year 1
The Carolingian Renaissance
about AD 790 · Charlemagne's court, Aachen
In short
Scholars came to Charlemagne's court from all over Europe, such as the English monk Alcuin of York. Schools were opened at monasteries and cathedrals, and scribes copied out many ancient Latin texts. To make handwriting clearer, Carolingian minuscule was created, with round, separate letters that were easy to read. The small letters on this page come from that very script.
Why it matters Without the books copied in those years, many Roman works would have been lost.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Carolingian minuscule”
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about AD 480Event 13 of 25about 1000
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/the-carolingian-renaissance/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class