The Early Middle Ages

Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for

• Trading with other economies

• Swimming

• Combining kingdoms

• Fishing

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

• Saxons

• Franks

• Celts

• Angles

Between 800 and 900 C.E., parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims and

• Vandals

• Gauls

• Saxons

• Vikings

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking

• Church Officials

• Military Leaders

• Political Officials

• Trade Leaders

Charlemagne created a general policy that brought what to his people?

• Education

• Religion

• Freedom

• Weaponry

What is a fjord?

• Narrow inlets of the sea

• Vikings leaders

• A missionary

• A type of sword

What is a missionary?

• People who are sent out to teach their religion

• A narrow inlet of the sea

• A person who argues against religion

• The guards of the pope

Who were the Vikings?

• Seafaring people from Scandinavia

• People who were sent to teach religion

• Soldiers who defended Christianity

• Peaceful farmers who traded with the Franks

What is a concordat?

• An agreement between the pope and the ruler of country

• When the pope says a person is no longer part of the Christian church

• A person who spread the message of Jesus

• A Muslim leader

What was the Carolingian Renaissance?

• Charlemagne's efforts to educate his kingdom

• A two hundred year period of peace in the Roman Empire

• The term used for the attacks by the Vikings on the Franks

• When King Clovis converted to Christianity