Topic #2 Lesson #1 - The Early Middle Ages in Europe

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 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.

How did Charlemagne unite a large part of Western Europe? 

• He encouraged education and built schools

• He spread Christianity

• Both A and B