Middle Ages

The mild climate of Western Europe is due to _______.

• its southern location

• coastal precipitation

• the Alps

• the Gulf Stream

Tribes such as the Franks and the Anglo-Saxons who conquered most of Europe after the Roman Empire ended spoke a ______ language.

• Slavic

• Germanic

• Latin

• Greek

The Frankish King, Charles the Great or “Charlemagne,” sent his armies into neighboring lands and forced the people in those areas to _________.

• send their sons for his army

• convert to Christianity

• relocate to France

• worship him as a God

The group of Germanic tribes that raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s C.E. were the _____.

• Goths

• Moors

• Magyars

• Vikings

Starting in the 400s C.E. and for the next 600 years, monks traveled all over Europe to _______.

• find Christian books and relics

• convert people to Christianity

• consolidate power for the new Rome

• collect tribute for the church of Rome

After Charlemagne died and his government collapsed, most of the power

shifted to the _______.

• nobles

• kings

• missionaries

• bishops

In the medieval hierarchy, the noble lord and ladies were immediately above the ____.

• queens

• serfs

• knights

• freeman

The manors of the lords and ladies were primarily financed through __________.

• trade

• hunting and fishing

• inheritance

• farming

As cities and town grew and trade increased, the ______ became more powerful and influential.

• knights and lords

• merchants and artisans

• freemen and serfs

• vassals and peasants

What are some of the ways King Henry II further strengthened the king’s power in Britain? Select ALL that apply (3).

• He seized all land from the nobles.

• He set up a central royal court.

• He married Eleanor of Aquitaine and gained her land.

• He set up juries of citizens to settle legal disputes.