Unit 6 / All Content: The Middle Ages

After what event did the "Middle Ages" (a.k.a The Dark Ages or Medieval Period) begin?

• Fall of the Western Roman Empire
• Battle of Tours
• Death of Jesus
• The Protestant Reformation

How was life in early Medieval Europe different from life in the Roman Empire?

• there was less trade, fewer cities, and less cultural output.
• they embraced Christianity as a unifying force
• they used slavery to support the economy
• they had a centralized political structure.

Who was Clovis?

• The Pope
• King of the Franks
• King of England
• Emperor of Europe

What did Clovis, King of the Franks, do that is considered historically signficant?

• he converted to Christianity
• he converted to Islam
• he converted to Hinduism
• he converted to Buddhism

Why was Clovis' conversion to Christianity so important?

• he could build alliances with other Christian rulers
• it was the first unification of church and state in Europe
• it is not really important at all
• it established the Holy Roman Empire

In our unit on the rise of Islam, we learned that Muslim armies of the the Umayyad Caliphate left the Middle East (specifically Damascus) and went to

• Spain and Portugal
• Italy
• Greece
• Egypt

What battle was fought between the Frankish armies and the Muslims that stopped the Muslim armies from advancing into Western Europe?

• The Battle of Tours
• The Battle of Verdun
• The Battle of the Bulge
• The Battle of Damascus

Charlemagne was king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

• Saxons
• Goths
• Franks
• Lombards

Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans. What was the main reason for this?

• he fought for 46 years and reunited most of the old Roman Empire.
• he bribed the Catholic Church to make him Emperor
• he was a good friend of Pope Leo III
• he brought Lombards, Avars, and Saxons into the empire

True or False: With the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III, both gained power and the goal of a unified Christian Europe was met.

• True
• False