Europe Chapter 2 Test

The Middle Ages lasted approximately __________ years.

• 500

• 1,000

• 1,001

• 1,500

The mild climate of Western Europe is due to _____________.

• coastal precipitation

• its southern location

• the Gulf Stream

• the Alps

The Franks and the Anglo-Saxons who conquered most of Europe after the Roman Empire ended spoke what language.

• Germanic

• Slavic

• Greek

• Latin

The group of Germanic tribes that raided Europe from Scandinavia in the 700s and 800s C.E. were the _______?

• Goths

• Moors

• Vikings

• Magyars

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

• freemen

Charles the Great or “Charlemagne,” sent his armies into neighboring lands and forced the people in those areas to.

• relocate to France

• send their sons for his army

• convert to Christianity

• worship him as a God

The manors of the lords and ladies were primarily financed through __________.

• trade

• hunting

• fishing

• farming

As cities and towns grew and trade increased what and powerful and influential.

• freemen and serfs

• knights and lords

• merchants and artisans

• vassals and peasants