Emperor Charlemagne of the Franks was crowned in 800 A.D. The Frankish Empire at that time extended over what is now Germany, Italy, and France. Charlemagne died in 814, but his brief reign marked the dawn of a distinctly European culture. The artists and thinkers that helped create this European civilization drew on the ancient texts of the Germanic, Celtic, Greek, Roman,Hebrew, and Christian worlds. ___________________________. Consequently, they were the groundwork for the laws, customs, and even attitudes of today’s Europeans.
According to the passage, for how many years was Charlemagne Emperor of the Franks?
