Middle Ages Lesson 1 and 2 Review

Europe is surrounded on three sides by water, which makes it a landform known as a _____.

• continent
• plateau
• peninsula
• island

The religion that dominated Europe during this time was...

• Islam
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism

Which was a Germanic group of people who settled the area known as France today?

• Angles
• Saxons
• Celts
• Franks

After Charlemagne's death, Europe was invaded by Muslims, Vikings, and ________.

• Magyars
• Vandals
• Jews
• Turks

Which Frankish leader was the first to accept Catholic Christianity in 481 CE?

• Charles Martel
• Clovis
• Charlemagne
• Pepin

True or False: Charlemagne wanted to promote his subjects' ability to read and write Latin.

• True
• False

Who was the leader of the catholic church?

• Monks
• Priest
• Pope
• Bishops

The property granted to a vassal was known as a __________.

• knight
• monastery
• fief
• code

Who lived in medieval castles?

• serfs
• knights
• freemen
• lords

Two important improvements that made farming fields more efficient were the horse collar and ___________.

• the windmill
• stirrups
• the wheeled plow
• paved roads