The Early Middle Ages - Standards 7.27, 7.28, 7.29, 7.32

What is the North Atlantic Drift

• Current that brings cold water

• An ocean current that brings warm moist air

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• A current that leads into Antarctica

How does the North Atlantic Drift impact Europe?

• created mountains in France

• separates different cultures

• causes the climate to be mild

• brought cold water from the Arctic Ocean

How can you get from France to England?

• Cross The Alps

• Cross the French Channel

• Cross the Ural Mountains

• Cross the English Channel

Which geographic feature is a natural border between Asia and Europe?

• The Ural Mountains

• The Alps

• The Himalayan Mountains

• The Southern Mountains

In order to spread Catholicism, missionaries traveled from Rome into Europe by crossing which geographic feature?

• The Alps Mountains

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Ural Mountains

• The English Channel

The role of monasteries in the Middle Ages did NOT include...

• Providing housing for travelers

• Creating laws for feudal Europe

• Spreading Christianity throughout the countryside

• Preserving knowledge through copying manuscripts

Decide if this is a true Statement: Monks provided care to the sick, food to the poor, and education to local boys in the community.

• True

• False

What was an illuminated manuscript?

• A book hand-written and illustrated by priests

• A book hand-written and illustrated by nuns

• A book hand-written and illustrated by cardinals

• A book hand-written and illustrated by monks

Why does the Pope have both political and religious power in the Middle Ages?

• The Pope could have kings executed

• The Pope could have Kings excommunicated

• The Pope could have Kings emancipated

How did Charlemagne demonstrate support to Pope Leo III?

• Charlemagne depended on the Pope for trustworthy advisors

• Charlemagne provided protection to the Pope and the Papal States

• Charlemagne went to mass only when Pope Leo III presided over the service