Early Middle Ages - Week 1

Look at the Map: (A) is the _____ Sea.

• North

• Baltic

• Adriatic

• Black

Look at the Map: (B) is the _____ River.

• Po

• Danube

• Rhine

• Volga

Look at the Map: Which city is located on (C)?

• Moscow

• Venice

• Paris

• London

Look at the Map: Which empire/Kingdom is letter (D)

• Holy Roman Empire

• Britain

• France

• Scandinavia

Look at the Map: What is the mountain range located at (E)?

• The Apennines

• The Alps

• The Pyrenees

• The Carpathian Mountains

Look at the Map: (F) is the _____ Ocean.

• Pacific

• Antarctic

• Adriatic

• Atlantic

Vikings are ______?

• The empire of kings like Charlemagne and Clovis

• Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia

• Invaders from the Middle East at odds with the Christians

• people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public

Charlemagne was ________?

• a king of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity in the conquered regions

• The first Frankish king to convert to Christianity

• Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066 and claimed the English crown

• French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king

Which term best matches this definition: To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church

• Recant

• Persecute

• Excommunicate

• Heresy

Which term best matches this definition: A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

• Mysticism

• Scholasticism

• Monasticism

• Feudalism