a continued after Charles death and is even used today.Charlemagne looked out for the good of his people. He was not a selfish leader; he cared about both the nobles as well as the peasants. Not only was he a leader to his people, he wanted to spend time with them, he would invite not only his son to bathe with him, but his nobles and friends as well and occasionally even a crowd of his attendants and bodyguards, so that sometimes over a hundred men or more would be in the water together (pg. 77). He improved his peoples lives in so many different ways. He had many projects which aimed at making his kingdom more attractive and at increasing public utility (pg. 71). He attempted and succeeded at certain projects. He restored and built churches, bridges, canals, and roadways. Charles also worked to spread education and Christianity in every class of people. In addition he set up money standards to encourage commerce. Some of his outstanding projects were the great church of the Holy Mother of God at Aachen. As well as the bridge over the Rhine at Mainz, which burned down. Charles initiated the reconstruction of this bridge, one year before he died. He also began the construction of two palaces. He restored sacred edifices, which had fallen into ruin because of their antiquity. He created schools for both nobles and peasants. He tried to build the Rhine-Danube canal and encouraged better farming methods. Charles was also concerned with the culture of his people. He brought scholars in to read from their learned works instead of having jesters perform during meals. Charles revived church music. He had monks brought in from Rome to train his singers. He tried to restore appreciation for art by bringing valuable works of art from Italy to him. As well as being a great military leader, diplomat, and political figure he was very involved in the church and his religion. He was close with the Pope. Charles believed that the only true source of...
