Early Middle Ages and Charlemagne

A period that lasted from about 500 to 1500

• Roman Empire

• Middle Ages

• Feudalism

• Medieval

Another name for the Middle Ages

• Knights

• Medieval

• Middle Ages

• Byzantine Empire

In AD 496, this French king converted to Catholicism.

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Gregory VII

• Henry IV

built an empire that spanned from Germany to the northeastern part of Spain in the 8th and 9th centuries.

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Gregory VII

• Henry IV

His name is translated as Charles the Great

• Clovis

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Gregory VII

• Henry IV

The capital of Charlemagne's empire

• Aachen

• Scandinavia

• Holy Roman Empire

• Saxony

What is the term for an individual who is sent to spread their faith?

• heretic

• apostle

• missionary

• blasphemer

What is the term for formally excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church?

• Indoctrinate

• Excommunicate

• Canonize

• Evangelize

Who was the scholar that Charlemagne asked to start a school in one of the Royal Palaces?

• Alcuin

• Pepin

• Gregory

• Henry

What events ushered in the Middle Ages and gave rise to feudalism?

• multiple invasions of the Roman Empire (Europe)

• Mongol conquest of the Islamic Empire

• The discovery of gold mines in Africa

• The fall of Western Rome