What Brought About the End of Carolingian Rule

question 63

Multiple Choice

What brought about the end of Carolingian rule?

• A) Hugh Capet was elected king and began the Capetian dynasty at the end of the tenth century.
• B) Charles the Bald died in 877.
• C) Charlemagne's empire was dissolved by the Treaty of Verdun.
• D) Otto I (r. 936-973) was defeated at Lechfeld.

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