History Final 7th Grade Study

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

• Clovis I
• Lionheart III
• Charlemagne 
• Duke William I

The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included which 3 countries?

• France, Germany, Italy
• Greece, Italy, UK
• Switzerland, Poland, Greece
• Russia, France, Greece

Where did most early European cities form?  

• Near Major Rivers
• Near Major Mountains
• Near Major Valleys
• Near Major Oceans

Charlemagne’s empire was ended by______________________________.

• His Death and the lack of a better successor
• The Franks
• The treaty of Verdun
• The treaty of Triafom

Which Christian monk established the set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents throughout medieval Europe?  

• Benidict
• Francis
• Clare
• Patrick

Which group became the boldest and most successful raiders in Europe following the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire?        

• Vikings
• Knights
• Samurai
• Godly Elephants

Viking invaders from ____________caused great disorder in Western Europe after Charlemagne’s empire collapsed.  

• Scandinavia
• Germany
• France
• Byzantine

The geography of which region of Europe would most likely have made it the least attractive as a home for migrating Germanic tribes?  

• The Scandinavian Peninsula
• The Urban Peninsula
• The European Peninsula
• The French Peninsula

Why did Catholic popes send missionaries into northern Europe?

• To get people to Convert to Christianity
• To get people to stop using Icons
• To get people to make a statue of God
• To get people to worship the bible

Which modern-day country was the home of the Magyars, who raided Western Europe following the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire?  

• Hungary
• Turkey
• France
• England