Franks

1. What king first united the Franks under one rule?

• a. Carloman

• b. Clovis

• c. Charlemagne

• d. Louis I

• e. Pepin the Short

2. What was the name of the first major dynasty of the Franks?

• a. Ming

• b. Lancastrian

• c. Merovingian

• d. Clovinian

• e. Carolingian

3. What king established the Carolingian Empire?

• a. Pepin the Short

• b. Clovis

• c. Louis I

• d. Charlemagne

• e. Lothair

4. What Frankish king was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the pope?

• a. Clovis

• b. Louis I

• c. Carloman I

• d. Merovech

• e. Charlemagne

5. What reform did Charlemagne bring to the Franks?

• a. Written laws

• b. Education

• c. Monetary standards

• d. All of the above

• e. None of the above

6. What were the heavily armored soldiers of the Frankish cavalry called?

• a. Archers

• b. Housecarls

• c. Knights

• d. Dukes

• e. Earls

7. What was the land called that a king gave to his knight or lord in return for his loyalty?

• a. Acre

• b. Fief

• c. Bailiwick

• d. Domain

• e. Precinc

8. Why did only the wealthy become knights?

• a. Because knights needed to wear expensive jewelry

• b. Because the king required knights to pay him to fight

• c. Because the armor and war horse were so expensive

• d. All of the above

• e. None of the above