Chapter 8 Lesson 4 The Age of Charlemagne

When the Roman army left Britain, which Germanic tribes moved in and settled there?

• the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths

• the Angles and the Saxons

• the Celts and the Picts

• the Franks and the Vandals

Who was the first Germanic leader to convert to Christianity?

• Constantine

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

Why was the Frankish kingdom divided into three parts?

• It was Frankish custom to divide the lands of a father when he died.

• Clovis believed that the kingdom was too large to administer as one large unit.

• Mountain ranges ran through the kingdom and divided it into three parts.

• Clovis united three separate tribes to form the kingdom of the Franks.

Which statement best describes the structure of families in early Germanic society?

• The focus was on the nuclear family: mother, father, and children.

• An extended family of husbands, wives, children, brothers, sisters, cousins, and grandparents all lived and worked the land together.

• It was matriarchal, which meant that most important decisions were made by mothers and grandmothers.

• Family life was largely shaped by the principles of Roman Catholicism.

What was the title of the chief officers in the Frankish kings' household?

• missi dominici

• mayors of the palace

• Carolingians

• archbishops

Which of the following statements about wergild is true?

• It means "war guilt" and it was imposed on anyone who committed a crime against the state.

• It was a punishment for any crime, but especially murder.

• It means "money for a man" and was the money a woman's family had to pay to the parents of the man she married.

• It means "money for a man" and was to be paid by a wrongdoer to the family of the person he or she injured.

What is the principle behind the ordeal?

• The person accused of a crime should suffer the same amount of pain that their crime caused their victim.

• If a person accused of a crime faced severe physical pain, they would not commit crimes in the future.

• If a person accused of a crime survived a physical trial unharmed, he or she was declared innocent.

• The person accused of a crime was expelled from the community and must prove his or her repentence.

Which Frankish king defeated the Muslims in 732 at the Battle of Tours?

• Pepin

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

Charlemagne established the missi dominici, who were _________.

• nuns responsible for the education of future clergymen.

• two men sent to local districts to ensure that the counts carried out the king's orders

• ministers in charge of promoting sports in the kingdom

• messengers who carried the king's decrees to all the cities in the kingdom

The Carolingian Renaissance was____________.

• an artistic movement

• the promotion of religion in the Germanic kingdoms

• a revival of learning and culture

• another name for Charlemagne's household staff