Quiz on the Early Middle Ages

What were monasteries in the Early Middle Ages?

• Places where knights trained

• Buildings where monks lived under strict religious vows

• Markets for trading goods

• Fortresses for kings

What is a fief?

• A type of medieval weapon

• Land given to a vassal in exchange for sworn protection

• A religious ceremony

• A type of medieval clothing

What did the Treaty of Verdun accomplish?

• United the Frankish Empire

• Divided Charlemagne’s territory into 3 weak pieces

• Established the Holy Roman Empire

• Ended the Viking invasions

Who was Charles Martel?

• A famous Viking leader

• Victor of the Battle of Tours, namesake of Carolingian Dynasty

• A Roman emperor

• A medieval philosopher

What is feudalism?

• A type of medieval art

• Political system that traded land for labor and protection

• A religious movement

• A style of architecture

What was Germanic paganism?

• A type of medieval music

• Widespread religion in Europe before the conversion of Clovis I

• A form of government

• A style of medieval painting

Who were the Magyars?

• A group of medieval scholars

• Barbarians who invaded from central Asia and settled in modern Hungary

• A religious sect

• A type of medieval craftsmen

Who was Pope Leo III?

• A famous medieval artist

• Catholic leader who crowned Charlemagne in 800

• A Viking chieftain

• A Byzantine emperor

What is manorialism?

• A type of medieval literature

• Economic system of establishing self-sufficient walled towns

• A religious practice

• A form of medieval warfare

What role did the Catholic Church play in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• It became a minor religious sect

• Main unifying force in Western Europe

• It was abolished

• It became a political party