Topic 9 Study Guide

A map showing Europe’s topography would include

• major cities.
• national boundaries.
• mountain ranges.
• trade routes.

Most of Europe’s early cities developed near

• major rivers.
• seacoasts.
• mountains.
• peninsulas.

Which Germanic tribe defeated the last Roman army in Western Europe?

• Jutes
• Saxons
• Huns
• Franks

What was one step that Charlemagne took to help unite his kingdom?

• He chose a single strong heir to inherit his throne.
• He drove Muslim forces out of Europe.
• He created and supported schools.
• He declared himself head of the Catholic Church.

Charlemagne worked with the Catholic Church to

• defeat the Eastern Orthodox Church
• spread Christianity to northern Europe
• convert the Franks to Christianity.
• reunite the Eastern and Western Roman empires

People joined monasteries and convents in order to

• spread Christianity throughout Europe.
• devote their lives to prayer and study.
• control administration of the sacraments.
• shut themselves off from the local community.

The Benedictine Rule mainly affected the lives of

• missionaries.
• bishops.
• monks.
• the poor and sick.

A missionary named Patrick played a major role in spreading Christianity to

• Poland.
• Britain.
• Russia.
• Ireland.

According to medieval Catholic teachings, which of the following would be considered a violation of God’s law?

• controlling an army
• harming others
• believing in hell
• performing sacraments

In medieval Europe, the Catholic calendar was used to mark

• religious holy days.
• farming seasons.
• the secular history of Europe.
• daily life in the monasteries.