SS7 ch.11-12 test review

Which "mayor of the Palace" was responsible for defeating the Muslims at the Battle of Tours?

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Constantine

Which group created the first large empire after the fall of Rome?

• Franks

• Huns

• Visgoths

• Vandals

Who battled with the emperor over control of the empire?

How did Carolinginian kings take control away from the Merovingian kings?

Answer explanation

By the 700's, the Mayors of the palace held the real power of the empire--the emperors were in charge basically in name only.

Pepin the Short decided he wanted the title of king as well as the power of the king; bishop crowned him king in return for military protection.

After Pepin the Short, who held the power to determine who was king?

• the Roman Catholic Church

• Mayor of the palace

• emperor

T/F Charlemagne converted to Christianity and was a shining example of a godly man in an ungodly world.

• true

• false

What man used Christianity as a tool during his reign, similar to Constantine?

• Charlemagne

• Pepin the Short

• Clovis

• Leo III

Why did the Mayor of the Palace hold so much power?

Answer explanation

After a while, the kings were more concerned with themselves and their selfish pleasures, and they left the actually running of the kingdom to the Mayors of the Palace.

Why was the deal between Pepin the Short and the Bishop of the RCC such a good deal for both? Which of the two of them held the most power and why?

Answer explanation

Pepin got the official title of king as well as all of the power; plus now his family is the new royal line.

The Bishop gained the land of the Papal States as well as the authority to choose the king shifted to the RCC.

Which do you think held the most power? Why?

Who was the leader who stopped the Muslims at the Battle of Tours? (2 words)