At the height of charlemagne's reign, the frankish kingdom spanned all of the following modern-day countries except

Assuming you had to choose between:

A. France

B. the Czech Republic

C. Switzerland

The answer is the Czech Republic (B) .

The Carolingian Empire ruled over western and (parts of) central Europe throughout the 9th century, after Charlemagne was named Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800. Charlemagne's conquests did not cover the whole of today's Czech Republic, but did expand north of it into present-day Germany, and south of it into present-day Austria and Italy.

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."