Read the quote about charlemagne.

“the man who led the franks to victory and so created modern europe was charles the great. . [w]ithout charles and the legend of charles europe would have had a different history and a different character.”

which of charlemagne’s accomplishments might this writer have had in mind in crediting charlemagne with the creation of “modern europe”? choose the two correct answers.

a. he established a peace that lasted for centuries.

b. he blocked the power of the popes.

c. he spread christianity.

d. he encouraged the creation of schools.

A. He established a peace that lasted for centuries.

and

C. He helped spread Christianity.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

d) all choices are correct