Emerging Europe

Who was the great king of the Franks and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

• Charlemagne
• William the Conqueror
• King Henry IV
• Pope Gregory VII

The body of people, such as priest, who perform sacred functions of a church

• Monk
• Monastery
• Covent
• Clergy

A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote to their faith

• Monks
• Nuns
• Monasticism
• Clergy

The person responsible for converting the Franks to Christianity

• Clovis
• Charles Martel
• Charlemagne
• Pepin the Short

regular church members

• . scriptorium

• laity

• missi dominici

• patriarch

• pope

How did monks and nuns help to spread Christianity throughout Europe?

• by preserving the works of ancient authors

• by living communally and keeping to a strict schedule of prayer

• through missionary activities

• through prayer and manual labor

What did Charlemagne do that merged Roman, Christian, and German elements in his kingdom?

• He was born a German, converted to Christianity, and learned Latin.

• As a German king, he modeled his government on the Romans and made Christianity the official religion of the empire.

• He had the Christian Bible and the works of classical Latin authors translated into German.

• He, a German king, was crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope.

How far had Christianity spread one hundred years after the death of Jesus?

• Christian churches had been established in most of the major cities of the eastern part of the Roman Empire, mainly attracting members from the Jewish and Greek-speaking populations.

• Christianity was the official religion of the Roman Empire.

• Christianity had very few followers and was not known outside of Judaea.

• Although Christians faced persecution, the Christian community was well established in Rome and had developed a structure based on the leadership of special clergy called bishops.

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

• Diocletian

• Constantine

• Nero

• Theodosius the Great

How did Gregory the Great strengthen the papacy?

• He took control of Rome and surrounding territories, which gave the papacy a source of political power.

• He established a rule for monasticism that provided a model for monks and nuns throughout Europe.

• As chief apostle, he received the keys to the kingdom of heaven from Jesus.

• He built an army to defend the Roman Catholic Church from non-Christian forces.