Middle Ages (Medieval Europe) Review

Who was Charlemagne?

• Powerful Muslim ruler that made a peace treaty

• A powerful king that united lands and spread Islam

• The Pope that called for the Crusades

• A powerful king that united lands and spread Christianity

Check all that apply: Why would some people call Charlemagne a villain?

• Forced conquered groups to adopt Christianity

• He sent money overseas to communities where Christians lived in poverty

• Spread Education throughout the Holy Roman Empire

• Fought a 33 year war against the Saxons (who were pagans) to take their land.

• Learned to read during the Middle Ages

What political powers did the Catholic Church have over the monarchs during the Middle Ages?

• Missionaries and landowners

• Salvation and Excommunication

• Advisors and record keepers

• Medieval art was religious

Check all that apply: Why would some people call Charlemagne a hero?

• Forced conquered groups to adopt Christianity

• He sent money overseas to communities where Christians lived in poverty

• Spread Education throughout the Holy Roman Empire

• Fought a 33 year war against the Saxons (who were pagans) to take their land.

• Learned to read during the Middle Ages at a time when most Kings would not have relied on the Clergy (Catholic Church)

Powers of the Catholic Church: Check all that apply

• Over time accumulated more land and became largest landowner in Europe

• Christians were polytheistic

• Clergy advised Monarchs (Kings) and served as record keepers

• Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor

• Pope could excommunicate people that go against the Catholic Church

Why did the Kings gain power after the Crusades?

• Kings took land back if Nobles and Knights did not return from the Crusades

• Kings began taxing all social classes

• Kings bought land from the Muslims

• Kings won because the Christians won the Crusades

• Kings won because the Nobles gave land back after they conquered the Middle East

Most powerful authority in Medieval Europe?

• The King of France

• The Pope

• King Charlemagne

• William the Conqueror

Why was the Pope considered the largest authority in Medieval Europe? Pick one.

• The Pope controlled all Christian lands even in the Islamic Empire

• The Pope controlled all monotheistic religions in Europe

• Pope was the head of the Catholic Church and had the authority to excommunicate Kings and critics of the church.

• The Pope advised all Kings on issues of concern

Feudal system: What did the Kings receive in return from the land that they offered up in the feudal system?

• Protection

• Land (fief)

• Labor

• Military support, Loyalty, Fees

• Labor, loyalty, Fees

How can you catch the bubonic plague?

• By being bitten by a rat

• By being bitten by a flea

• By being bitten by a mouse

• By shaking hands with an infected person