Select all that apply. Which statements about the extent of Charlemagne's rule are correct?
His authority covered much of western and central Europe.✓Correct answer
He ruled Britain and added it to his realm.
He ruled the eastern empire from its own capital.
He ruled the whole of the far north as far as the Arctic.
His realm took in many former Roman provinces and lands beyond the old Rhine frontier.✓Correct answer
Explanation
Frankish armies under Charlemagne pushed east into central Europe and south into Italy, so his rule reached well beyond the old Frankish heartland while remaining a western realm. The claim about Britain is the closest trap, because Frankish trade, letters and churchmen certainly crossed the Channel, but no Frankish ruler governed there.