Charlemagne and Monasteries

What was special about Charlemagne?

Fill in the blank: The _______ Kingdom was located in the region now known as Spain.

• Sueves

• Vandals

• Gepids

• Burgundians

During the upheaval between 400 and 600, what replaced Roman provinces?

• Germanic kingdoms

• Greek city-states

• Egyptian dynasties

• Persian empires

Clovis and 3,000 of his warriors asked a bishop to ______ them.

• crown

• baptize

• knight

• anoint

When Clovis died in 511, the Franks controlled most of modern-day ____.

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• Spain

Which position in the Frankish kingdom was like a lord?

• King

• Mayor of the Palace

• Earl

• Knight

The Mayor of the Palace had official power over ______.

• armies

• education

• royal households

• trade

Which of the following was NOT a responsibility of the Mayor of the Palace?

• Leading armies

• Making policy

• Managing trade

• Charging royal households.

Who was known as Charles the Hammer?

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Louis the Pious

• Otto the Great

By 719, Charles Martel held more power than the king as mayor of the palace. True or False?

• True

• False