Topic 2 Test Review

A map showing Europe’s topography would include

• major cities.

• national boundaries.

• mountain ranges.

• trade routes.

Most of Europe's early cities developed near

• major rivers

• seacoasts

• mountains

• peninsulas

Which Germanic tribes defeated the last Roman army in Western Europe?

• the Jutes

• the Saxons

• the Huns

• the Franks

What was one step that Charlemagne took to help unite his kingdom?

• He chose a single strong heir to inherit his throne.

• He drove Muslim forces out of Europe.

• He created and supported schools.

• He declared himself head of the Catholic Church.

Charlemagne worked with the Catholic Church to

• defeat the Eastern Orthodox Church.

• spread Christianity to northern Europe.

• convert the Franks to Christianity.

• reunite the eastern and western Roman empires

What leader united the Frankish lands under his rule in 717?

• Clovis I

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

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

• Benedict

• Gregory

• Francis of Assisi

• Patrick

The Frankish empire Charlemagne created in Western Europe included

• the Byzantine empire

• Spain and France

• England and Ireland

• France, Germany, and Italy

People joined monasteries and convents in order to

• spread Christianity throughout Europe.

• devote their lives to prayer and study.

• control administration of the sacraments.

• shut themselves off from the local community.

The Benedictine Rule mainly affected the lives of

• missionaries

• bishops

• monks and nuns

• the poor and sick