Topic 9 Lesson 1: The Early Middle Ages in Europe

A map showing Europe's topography would include

(a)  

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

Most of Europe's early cities developed near

(a)  

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

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

(a)  

• the Jutes
• the Saxons
• the Huns
• the 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.

What are the Middle Ages?

• period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from 500 to 1500 CE

• from the Latin for "middle age," relating to the Middle Ages

• physical features of a place

• people who are trained and ordained for religious services

What does medieval mean?

• from the Latin for "middle age," relating to the Middle Ages

• physical features of a place

• people who are trained and ordained for religious services

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

What is topography?

• physical features of a place

• people who are trained and ordained for religious services

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

• to bring together

Who are the clergy?

• people who are trained and ordained for religious services

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

• to bring together

• period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from 500 to 1500 CE

What does it mean to migrate?

• to move from one region to another in order to live there

• to bring together

• period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from 500 to 1500 CE

• from the Latin for "middle age," relating to the Middle Ages