01 - Charlemagne, the Franks, and Medieval Europe student

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Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

• Saxons
• Goths
• Franks
• Jutes

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Which Frankish king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, uniting their powers?

• Charlemagne
• King John
• King Henry
• St. Cyril

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After what event did the "Dark Ages" start?

• Fall of Western Rome

• The Great Schism

• Battle of Tours

• Christianity starts

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When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed.  How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?

• trade increases
• people moved from rural areas to citiies
• education and literacy declined
• the population increases

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Who anointed Pepin the Short as king?

• The Church

• The Roman Senate

• The Byzantine Emperor

• The Germanic Tribes

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Which group established the most successful Germanic Kingdom?

• Saxons

• Franks

• Visigoths

• Vandals

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What was signed in 843?

• The Treaty of Verdun

• The Magna Carta

• The Peace of Westphalia

• The Treaty of Paris

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Who united the Franks?

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• King Clovis

• Pepin the Short

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The area in yellow is called Scandinavia. Who came from there?

• Vikings
• Chinese
• Franks
• Eskimos

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What dynasty did Pepin the Short found?

• The Carolingian Dynasty

• The Merovingian Dynasty

• The Byzantine Dynasty

• The Romanov Dynasty

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The pope's actions of crowning Charlemagne as Emperor suggested that Charlemagne's rule had the full backing of 

• the church and God
• the Roman people
• the Greek gods
• none of the above

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What religion did the Franks convert to?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Catholicism

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What dynasty did the Charlemagne establish?

• Carolingian

• Merovingian

• Capetian

• Ottonian