40. Western Europe After Rome

What period is referred to as the Middle Ages in Western Europe?

• The period after the fall of the Byzantine Empire

• The period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire until about 1,500 AD

• The period during the reign of Charlemagne

• The period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

Who was Charlemagne?

• A pope who crowned the Emperor of the Romans

• A Frankish king who was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the pope in 800 AD

• The son of Charles Martel

• A military leader from Muslim Spain

Charlemagne was king of the _____.

• Franks

• Greeks

• English

• Spanish

The Franks were a _____ tribe.

• Germanic

• English

• Italian

• Ottoman

Who was Charlemagne's grandfather?

• The pope who crowned him

• The leader of the Byzantine Empire

• Charles Martel

• The first king of the Franks

Charlemagne's empire was primarily in _____.

• Western Europe

• Northern Europe

• Southern Europe

• Eastern Europe

Charlemagne's grandfather, Charles Martel, was famous for _____.

• winning the Battle of Tours

• conquering Constantinople

• founding Islam

• converting to Christianity

What was the significance of the alliance between Frankish kings and the Catholic Church?

• It led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• It decreased the power of the pope

• It increased the power of the pope, making the Catholic Church the most powerful institution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

• It resulted in the creation of Muslim Spain

How long did the Holy Roman Empire last?

• From 500 AD until 1,000 AD

• From 800 AD until 1,806 AD

• From 800 AD until 1,500 AD

• From 1,000 AD until 1,500 AD

For a time, the Holy Roman Empire was the most powerful monarchy in Europe.

• True

• False