WH Practice Final 2021.2022

The Middle Ages lasted approximately __________ years.

• 500
• 1000
• 1500
• 2000

The mild climate of Western Europe is due to _____________.

• the Alps
• its southern location
• coastal precipitation
• 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 towns grew and trade increased, the __________ became more powerful and influential.

• knights and lords
• merchants and artisans
• freeman and serfs
• vassals and peasants