Medieval Europe

Match the following definition with the correct vocabulary word.

• Aachen

• Capital of Charlemagne's Empire

• Concordat

• To exclude a person from Church Membership

• Otto I

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

• Fjord

• An inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes

• excommunicate

• Agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country

in 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking​ (a)   ​

• church officials
• military leaders
• political officials
• trade leaders

Between 800 and 900 CE, parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and ​ (a)  

• Vikings
• Finns
• Gauls
• Vandals

Charlemagne created a general policy that brought what to his people. (a)  

• Education
• religion
• freedom
• equality

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

• Vandals
• Goths
• Franks
• Saxons

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

• Africa's development
• Asia's growth
• trading with nearby economies

• Europe's decline