The Rise of Medieval Europe - Chapter 12

Because cities were in ruin, trade declined, money was no longer used, and education almost disappeared, the early part of the Middle Ages were known as which of the following?

• Bad Times

• Enlightenment

• Dark Ages

• The Great Depression

How could life in Medieval Europe best be described?

• Happy

• Luxurious

• Difficult

• Violent

These were a Germanic group of people who settled in what is now France.

• Franks

• Alemenni

• Moors

• Vandals

He was a powerful Frankish king who was the first Germanic ruler to accept Catholicism.

• Charles Martel

• Richard the Lionhearted

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

His victory over the Muslims ensured that Christianity would remain dominant in Europe.

• Clovis

• King John

• Charles Martel

• Pope Gregory III

This leader was one of the first Frankish kings to protect the Pope and made the Pope turn his back on the Byzantine Empire.

• Pepin the Short

• Henry II

• Marcus Aurelius

• Charlemagne

Charlemagne was the founder of which of the following dynasties?

• Carolingians

• Merovingians

• Hapsburg

• Roman

What did Charlemagne value that most rulers of his time period did not?

• Money

• Travel

• Education

• Religion

This agreement split Charlemagne's land into three parts after his death.

• Treaty of Aachen

• Berlin Agreement

• Charlemagne's Charter

• Treaty of Verdun

Who crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE?

• Pope Gregory XI

• Pope Leo III

• King Louis IX

• Clovis