Chapter 17 Section 2

The ___ gets its name from the fact that it falls between ancient times and the modern period.

• Roman extension

• British Isles

• Middle Ages

• Chaotic Period

In the 500s a powerful group known as the ___ conquered Gaul, the region we now call France.

• Romans

• Franks

• Gauls

• Persians

Popes sent many ___ to teach people in the northern European kingdoms about Christianity.

• priests

• missionaries

• governors

• kings

Europeans lived in fear of attacks by the Vikings, who were from ___.

• America

• Italy

• Africa

• Scandinavia

One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe, ___ converted many people in Britain and Ireland.

• St. John

• St. Patrick

• St. Peter

• St. James

___ was the first king of the Franks to convert to Christianity.

• Edward

• John

• William

• Clovis

___ helped the poor and needy, ran schools, and collected ancient Greek and Roman writings.

• monks

• scholars

• teachers

• students doing their missions project

___, or communities of monks were built all over Europe in the Middle Ages.

• Convents

• Monasteries

• Cathedrals

• Castles

While the Franks were building their empire, ___, Magyar, and Viking invaders were attacking settlements across Europe.

• Jews

• Christians

• Muslims

• Persians

A brilliant warrior and a strong king, ___, led the Franks to conquer much of what once was the Roman Empire.

• King George

• Charlemagne

• William Wallace

• King Richard