Origins of Medieval Europe

Who is known as the "Father of Europe" and was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800 CE?

• Charlemagne

• Edward the Confessor

• William the Conqueror

• Pope Gregory

Isolated religious communities where monks and nuns lived and focused their lives on worshipping God were called

• monasteries and convents

• cathedrals

• universities

• castles

What was the term for men (and women) who dedicated their lives to religious service?

• monks (and nuns)

• kings (and queens)

• lords (and ladies)

• merchants (and peasants)

Which terms refers to a large and important church building where bishops have their official seat?

• cathedral

• monastery

• convent

• astle

Which group of people were skilled seafarers, traders, and raiders from Scandinavia?

• Vikings

• Normans

• Franks

• Slavs

Who is a high-ranking leader of the Christian church who supervises all the churches in a specific region?

• bishop

• lord

• missionary

• bun

What term means the act of officially excluding someone from participating in the rituals and services of Christianity?

• excommunication

• invasion

• schism

• convert

Who is the leader if the Roman Catholic Church and is considered the spiritual leader of all Catholics around the world?

• Pope

• Priest

• Patriarch

• Bishop

What places of higher learning were created in medieval Europe for the purpose of educating clergy and scholars?

• universities

• cathedrals

• monasteries

• convents

What term describes a formal split or division in a religious group (and especially refers to the division of Christianity between Roman Catholicism and Easter Orthodoxy in 1054 CE)?

• schism

• crusade

• excommunication

• convert