Lesson 4 Quizizz Practice

What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment?

• He was the first Frankish king to become Christian.

• He built an empire that endured for centuries after his death.

• He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

Why did being crowned Holy Roman emperor make Charlemagne more powerful?

• It made people believe that God was on Charlemagne's side.

• It gave Charlemagne power over the city of Rome.

• It sent the message that Charlemagne was a god.

Which three groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries?

• Romans, Franks, and Clovis

• peasants, serfs, and fiefs

• Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings

• Normans, Saxons, and Angles

What was the purpose of feudalism?

• It spread democracy by giving the people a voice in their own government.

• It provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order.

• It created a fair society by balancing the powers of the monarch and the people.

• It looked after the welfare of all people by making sure they had all the necessities of life.

When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return?

• He worked the king's lands to produce food for him.

• He provided a number of peasants to work for the king.

• He gave the king a supply of knights in time of war.

• He owed the king nothing but his gratitude.

Most medieval monarchs

• believed that God gave them the right to rule.

• had enough wealth to keep their own armies.

• had complete control over their kingdoms.

• kept their vassals from gaining any power.

Why did William of Normandy invade England in 1066?

• He wanted to establish Norman colonies in England.

• He believed he had the right to be the king of England.

• He planned to raid English settlements and take their gold and silver.

• He wanted to place his cousin Harold on the English throne.

By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., feudalism had

• been replaced by a constitutional monarchy.

• brought stability to much of Europe.

• begun to establish itself in France.

• been overwhelmed by invasions by Vikings and Magyars.

What was the function of a castle?

• to serve as a home

• to protect people during times of military conflict

• all of these

Later castles were built of stone rather than wood because

• supplies of wood had dwindled, and stone was readily available.

• they could resist attacks by more powerful siege weapons.

• stone was a cheaper building material than wood.