Early Middle Ages

Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

• Saxons
• Goths
• Franks
• Jutes

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

• Vikings
• Chinese
• Franks
• Eskimos

After what event did the "Dark Ages" start?

• Fall of Western Rome
• The Great Schism
• Battle of Tours
• Christianity starts

During a disagreement, Pope Gregory VII excommunicated King Henry IV. What does that mean?

• He formally kicked him out as a member of the Catholic Church.

• He formally refused to communicate with him in any way.

• He took away his power as King.

• He made him attend extra sermons at church to wash away his sins.

If the king and a pope have a disagreement about something and then come to an agreement. What is their agreement called?

• A Fjord

• An Accord

• A Concordat

• Excomunicate

Whose job was it to spread the Catholic Faith, copy important books, to aid the poor, and to build new churches?

• The King

• Monks

• The Pope

• Good Catholic Citizens

What does the name "Charlemagne" actually mean?

• "Charles the Great"

• "Son of Charles"

• "Emperor of God"

• "Charles the Magnificient"

Where do monks live and work?

• monastery

• cathedral

• castle

• pilgrimage

Monks, nuns, priests, and bishops are all members of the _____________________.

• clergy

• monarchy

• peasantry

• chivalry

Who is the leader of the Roman Catholic (Christian) Church?

• The Pope

• The King

• The Holy Roman Emperor

• The Bishops