T he

Kingdom
of the
F r a n ks
Read
Together
03
Goals
Goals for Today
• Building Background
• Essential Questions
• Prior Knowledge
• Text Selection: The
Kingdom of the Franks
• Comprehension Questions
• Discussion & Critical
Thinking
• Map Work
• Homework
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Pre-reading

Last week, we learned about Rome…

What caused
the fall of Rome?

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Activating background knowledge &

Making predictions
• What do you remember
about the tribes of Gaul?
• Why do you think Clovis
wanted to unite the
different tribes of the
Frankish kingdom?

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Essential Questions

• Who was Clovis, and how

did he come to power of
the Frankish Kingdom?
• How did Clovis unite the
different groups into one
kingdom?
• Would you consider the
Salic Laws fair? Why or
why not?

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Prior Knowledge
• Gaul was a region of Western
Europe during the Iron
Age that was inhabited by
Celtic tribes.
• It includes present
day France, Luxembourg,
Belgium, most
of Switzerland, Northern
Italy, as well as the parts of
the Netherlands and
Germany on the west bank
of the Rhine.
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Prior Knowledge
Merovius (415-458 AD) was
the founder of
the Merovingian dynasty of
the Salian Franks, which later
became the dominant
Frankish tribe. He is said to
be one of several barbarian
warlords and kings that
joined forces with the
Romans against the Huns
under Attila in Gaul.
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Prior Knowledge
Clovis was the first king of
the Franks to unite all of the
Frankish tribes under one
ruler, changing the form of
leadership from a group of
royal chieftains, to rule by a
single king and ensuring
that the kingship was passed
down to his heirs. He was
married to Clotilda.

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Pre-reading

Prior Knowledge

The Gallo-Roman city

of Lutetia Parisiorium
was the name of
present-day Paris.

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Prior Knowledge

The Salic law, or the

Salian law, was the ancient
Salian Frankish civil law code
created around AD 500 by
the first Frankish King, Clovis.
The Salic laws were created by
a committee appointed and
empowered by the King of the
Franks.

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Prior Knowledge
The central message
of Christianity is that
Jesus Christ is God,
the Son who came to
earth to rescue
sinners not only from
a life of sin but also
from spending
eternity in hell.
Christians, as a sign of
commitment to their
religion, get baptized.

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Text
Let’s Get Ready to Read

Clovis, The Ex-

Barbarian
Page 97

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Comprehension

Comprehension Questions
1. What happened to the barbarians who
settled in Roman territory?
2. What barbarian tribes invaded the land of
Gaul?
3. Roman citizens already lived in Gaul. Two
more tribes settled there too. Can you
remember either of the names of these tribes?
4. The leader Merovius united the tribes. Did
Merovius belong to the Franks, the Romans,
the Allemani, or the Burgundians?
5. Why did the tribes of Gaul decide to follow
Merovius?
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Comprehension

Comprehension Questions
1. What was the name of
Merovius’s grandson?
2. What was the goal of
Clovis, the leader of the
Franks?
3. What do we call Clovis’s
empire today?
4. What deal did Clovis
make with God?
5. Did he win the battle?

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 Activity
Circle Map: Ex-Barbarians
How would you
describe the life of
ex-barbarians in
Rome?
Ex-
Barbarians
in Rome

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Discussion

Word Web

The Frankish
Empire had
four
different Tribes

kinds of of Gaul

people living
in it. Can
you
remember
their names?
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Activity Flow Map: The Kingdom of
the Franks, and Clovis

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Text
Let’s Get Ready to Read

Four Tribes, One

Empire
Page 101

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Comprehension

Comprehension Questions
1. What city did Clovis make the capital of the
Franks?
2. Why did Clovis choose Paris as the capital city?
3. Why did Clovis say that everyone in his empire should
become a Christian?
4. Clovis made one capital city and one religion for his
new empire. What was the third thing that Clovis did
to unite the people of his empire?
5. Explain one of the Salic Laws?

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Activity
Flow Map: Clovis the Ruler

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Discussion
Making Judgements:
Critical Thinking Questions
1.Do you agree with the 3 actions Clovis
took to unite the people? Explain.
• If you don’t agree, what would you change
and why?
2.Do you think the Salic Laws were fair?
Explain.
3.Do you agree with Clovis’ idea that people
united under the same religion will stop
fighting? Explain.

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 Discussion

Compare and Contrast

Code of Salic
the Laws
Justinian

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Discussion

Making Connections
• Different countries have
different rules and laws.
• Think about the Salic Laws
created by Clovis.
• How are they different
from from laws in your
country? Are there any
similarities?

Use the Venn–diagram on the next slide to help you…

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 Discussion
Compare and Contrast:
Making Connections
Salic Laws Laws
in your
countr
y

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Essential Questions

Revisiting the Essential Questions

• Who was Clovis, and how

did he come to power of
the Frankish Kingdom?
• How did Clovis unite the
different groups into one
kingdom?
• Would you consider the
Salic Laws fair? Why or
why not?

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Discussion

Elsewhere in the world at that time

503-505AD
War between
Byzantine
Empire & Persia

493 AD
Theodoric the
Great becomes
king of all Italy
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Activity

Map Work
1. Locate the Mediterranean
Sea, Atlantic Ocean,
North Sea, and Baltic
Sea.
2. Locate the capital of the
Frankish Kingdom
3. Outline the territory of
the Frankish Kingdom

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Homework

Writing – Create your own Kingdom

Your writing should be about 1-2 paragraphs in length
(4-6 sentences a paragraph). Describe what your
kingdom would look like, where it would be located, laws
that people in your kingdom would have to follow. Feel
free to add any other information to your writing. Be
creative.

Tips for Success:

1. Write your topic sentence.
2. Use transition words

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Thank you!
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