Charlemagne

The Middle Ages...

• is the period from 500 to 1500

• is the period after the Ancient times

• marked the beginning of a new society

• started when the Roman Empire fell

During the Middle Ages...

• population became rural

• people continued living in cities

• people lived in peace for a while

• merchants became very rich

When the Roman Empire fell, Europe was divided into different...

• provinces

• kingdoms

• city-states

• empires

The Germanic tribes...(2 answers)

• had a rich oral tradition in song and legends

• knew how to read and write

• were illiterate

• could read Greek works of literature

When Barbarians meet the Romans (2 answers)

• the level of learning declined

• different languages developed

• barbarians started to speak Latin

• Latin disappeared completely

The Church as an institution survived the fall of the Roman Empire

• TRUE

• FALSE

The largest Germanic tribe in the continent was..

• the Goths

• The Vandals

• The Saxons

• The Franks

The first king of the Franks was

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Gregory

Clovis converted and brought Christianity to the Franks

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Church...(2 answers)

• had nothing to do with the kings

• built monasteries and copied books

• opened schools and libraries

• hated the Frankish king Clovis