2007-03-31 10:13:25 · 5 answers · asked by megz_158 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
mostly during the Dark Ages.....prior to the Renaissance era.
2007-03-31 10:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
during Charlemagne's reign, where France's borders extended into Spain and Italy
not sure about fall
do you mean just the Franks or the nationality as a whole (Franks, France, Napoleonic France, etc.)
2007-03-31 17:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It began with Clovis, who ruled from 481-511. He became supreme in the area after his conversion to catholicism in 496, for political reasons of course. It ended with the grandfather of Charlemagne, Pepin, who ended the Merovingian dynasty and replaced it with his, the Carolingian dynasty.
2007-03-31 19:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
after the fall of Rome they flourished
they fell after the feudal system fell into more complex countries
2007-03-31 18:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Peter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they reached their height when charlemagne was crowned holy roman emperor around 800 AD
2007-03-31 17:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋