Early Middle Ages

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What was the most widely practiced form of Christianity in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

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Roman Catholicism

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Who was the first ruler to unite many of the Germanic kingdoms in the early Middle Ages?

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Charlemagne

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When Henry IV tried to remove Pope Gregory from his papal office, Pope Gregory punished Henry by

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excommunicating him from the Church.

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Magna Carta is important in the development of democracy because it

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showed that the king was not above the law.

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What does this diagram illustrate?

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Feudalism

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What does the painting showing the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor illustrate about the reign of Charlemagne?

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He helped establish Christianity as the religion of the Holy Roman Empire.

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What role did monasteries play in medieval European society?

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Monasteries preserved knowledge through intense religious study.

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Which statement describes the relationship between the papacy and Charlemagne during the early Middle Ages?

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They often needed each other's help in order to maintain power.

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Which number shows the location of the Alps Mountains?

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3

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To be put out of the church is called

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excommunication