Early Middle Ages

What influenced where Middle Ages Europeans settled and what they did?

• The Rhine River

• Aachen

• Geography

• Excommunication

This is a steep-sided valley that is an inlet of a sea.

• Monastery

• Scandinavian

• Concordat

• Fjord

In 800 CE this person crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans".

• The pope

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Pepin

During the 400s CE a Germanic people called the _______________ settled in what is now France.

• Germans

• Franks

• English

• Britons

All were invaders of Europe EXCEPT...

• Magyars

• Spartans

• Muslims

• Vikings

What happened at the Battle of Tours?

• A mutual truce.

• An excommunication.

• Charlemagne was crowned emperor.

• Charles Martel led the Franks and stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.

The area in yellow is called Scandinavia. Who came from there?

• Vikings
• Chinese
• Franks
• Eskimos

Period in history between the collapse of Rome an the modern world.

• Bronze Age

• Classical Era

• Middle Ages

• Prehistory

Which religious beliefs provided the foundation for early medieval society?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

How did domestication of plants and animals affect early man?

• They could have pets
• They could visit distant places
• They could hunt and gather
• They could stay in one place for a long time