US Ch. 2 Lesson 1 Quiz

Match the following

• German king the pope declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

• Otto I

• capital of Charlemagne's empire

• excommunicate

• to exclude a person from church membership

• Aachen

• agreement between the pop and the ruler of a country

• Concordat

• an inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes

• fjord

Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for

• A. invading other lands.

• B. combining kingdoms.

• C. trading with nearby economies.

• D. converting distant groups to Catholicism.

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

• A. Angles

• B. Celts

• C. Franks

• D. Saxons

Charlemagne created a general policy that brought what to his people?

• A. education.

• B. equality

• C. freedom

• D. religion

Between 800 and 900 c.e., parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims,Magyars, and

• A. Vikings

• B. Vandals

• C. Finns

• D. Gauls

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking

• A. church officials

• B. military leaders.

• C. political officials.

• D. trade leaders.