Early Medieval Europe

Europe is a large peninsula, with many smaller peninsulas sticking off of it. These include:

• Florida.

• Baja California.

• Italy.

• Iberia (Spain/Portugal.)

Settling next to a major river helps in which ways?

• Improves trade.

• Helps irrigation.

• Gives access to fish as a food source.

• Gives some protection from outside attacks.

• Supports growth of feudalism.

European rivers, seas, and mountain ranges helped the different peoples develop distinct cultures.

• True.

• False.

Threats to Europe in the 9th-11th centuries included:

• Muslims

• Byzantines

• Vikings

• Magyars

Vikings attacked Europe from:

• Scandinavia

• North Africa

• Hungary

• Iberia (now called Spain)

Vikings made targets of religious buildings like churches and monasteries because:

• they worshiped the devil.

• religious workers like monks didn't fight back.

• religious buildings allowed vikings to prove themselves against Europe's greatest warriors.

• religious buildings contained wealth.

European lords were unable to stop the viking raids because:

• they were too scared.

• they didn't care about the churches.

• the vikings struck and then left before armies could retaliate.

The Viking Age ended:

• when Charlemagne took power in Europe.

• when Vikings took over land in Europe and converted to Christianity.

• never; it's still going on today.

• when the Catholic church called for an army to invade Scandinavia.

Which Frankish King is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732 AD?

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Pepin the Short

• Charlemagne

Charlemagne ruled for almost 50 years, and:

• forced the Saxons to convert to Christianity.

• united most of western Europe under one ruler.

• conquered the celtic people in England.

• was crowned the New Roman Emperor by Pope Leo.