Europe during the Middle Ages

Which of these was a result of the fall of Rome?

• the decline of Christianity

• the lack of a central government

• an end to attack by barbarians

• the growth of a strong economy

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne in return for

• a gift of land

• a noble title

• a large supply of food

• military support

The Franks grew powerful because of their new style of war that used

• heavy wagons

• knights on horseback

• cannons and gunpowder

• peasants who threw rocks

For which achievement is Charlemagne most remembered?

• he declared war against England

• he became the first Christian ruler

• he united much of Europe

• he taught his people to write

Which of the following best describes the Vikings?

• Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages

• Muslim nomads who traded in goods from the Middle East

• Germanic people who swept south to topple the Roman Empire

• Central European people who originally migrated from Asia

A king gave his most important lords fiefs, which were

• grants of land

• large celebrations

• war horses

• market licenses

Who are the men in the picture?

• lord and vassal

• peasant and serf

• merchant and squire

• villager and priest

Social class in the Middle Ages was determined mainly by

• birth

• wealth

• religion

• education

What is the best title for this list?

• head money

• tallage

• fee when a woman married</box>

• Gifts from kings to vassals

• taxes paid by peasants to lords

• why the economy was weak

• how peasants earned a living

Pages and squires were boys in training to become

• kings

• knights

• teachers

• landowners