Early Middle Ages and Feudalism Test

Excommunicate

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

• To exclude a person from church membership

• A steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea

• The capital of Charlemagne's empire

The seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and opportunities for ________.

• Invading other lands

• Trade

• Combining kingdoms

• Religious Conversion

A Germanic people, the ________, settled the area known today as France.

• Franks

• Angles

• Saxons

• Celts

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in ________ for all people.

• Religion

• Equality

• Education

• Freedom

The Treaty of Verdun ________.

• ended the Battle of Tours.

• gave Charlemagne control over the Franks.

• divided Charlemagne's empire into thirds.

• made Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor.

Between 800 and 900 CE, Europe was invaded by Vikings, Magyars, and ________.

• Saxons

• Jews

• Norwegians

• Muslims

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking ________ officials.

• Political

• Church

• Trade

• Military

Under ________, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services.

• Feudalism

• Vassalism

• Manorialism

• Protectionism

Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the horse collar and ________.

• The windmill

• Crop rotation

• The wheeled plow

• The village mill

Medieval knights followed rules called the code of ________.

• The king

• Servitude

• Chivalry

• The brave knight