7th Grade Topic 1 Les 1

Europe is known as the Peninsulas of...

• Isthmus

• Coasts

• Oceans

• Peninsulas

Clovis I defeated the Romans then created a successful government.

• True

• False

Charles Martel (The Hammer) helped to Unite the Franks

• True

• False

Charlemagne had built an empire that stretched across what is now

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• All of these

• Charlemagne thought that education could help unite his kingdom. Charlemagne encouraged the creation of schools.

• True

• False

Charlemagne has strong beliefs in what religion?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

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?

• The Jutes

• The Saxons

• The Franks

• The Huns

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.