Early Middle Ages

Charlemagne was crowned by.....

• The Pope
• Julius Caesar
• Leif Erikson
• He crowned himself

What event led to the middle ages?

• fall of Athens
• fall of Constantinople
• fall of Western Roman Empire
• fall of the Vatican

As a result of Germanic, Viking and other invasions in Europe...

• Feudalism was developed to provide stability
• Europeans all became sailors
• Europeans became rich
• Relations between Vikings and Europeans strengthened

Who was Charlemagne?

• a Frankish king who was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor
• The pope who disagreed with a German King
• the king who kicked the Muslims out of Europe
• a king who allowed his people to practice their pagan religions

What was western Europe like after the fall of Rome?

• safe and peaceful
• united under strong leadership
• abandoned of religion
• no central government and many invasions

Invaders of Europe who came from Scandinavia

• Franks
• Vikings
• Gauls
• Barbarians

Feudalism is a political system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

Feudalism came about because

• there was no strong central government to protect people
• ideal system for wealth and prosperity
• trading contacts with Middle East were good
• Serfs were paid twice what peasants were

In Feudalism, people would live in...

• Manors
• Mansions
• Marketplaces
• Mosques

Knights provided _________ to the feudal hierarchy and lived by a set of rules called ____________ .

• food, chivalry
• protection, chivalry
• protection, the way
• technology, chivalry