Europe in the Middle Ages

All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...

• The Germanic Monarchs

• The Medieval Lords

• The Church

• The knights' authority

Q. Which Frankish king was crowned by the Pope, uniting their powers?

• Charlemagne

• King John

• William the Conqueror

• King Henry V

Christian monasteries did all of the following except...

• Provide shelter for travellers

• Copy books/manuscripts

• Care for the sick and needy

• Enforce laws

Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

• Saxons

• Franks

• Goths

• Jutes

How did Charlemagne create a large empire?

• He tolerated all religions

• He made treaties with all of his enemies

• Fighting/military conquests

• He broke away from his alliance with the church

Feudal agreements were between...

• Kings and the church

• Traders and merchants

• Lords and their vassals

• Serfs and their peasants

The economy of a medieval manor depended on...

• Trade 

• Farming and self-sufficiency

• Herding and weaving

• arts and crafts

What did Serfs rely on from the Nobles in the manorial system?

• Food

• Protection and Shelter

• Education

• Cost of Living

Charlemagne did all of the following except...

• create a strong efficient governments

• create schools

• spread Christianity

• end slavery/ serfdom

Compasses and ___________ were two new technologies that Europe gained from contact in the Muslim world.

• clocks

• astrolabes

• cannons

• eyeglasses