Early Medieval Review

What was the unifying force in Western Europe after Roman authority declined?

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Roman Catholic Church

• The Frankish Kingdom

• The Holy Roman Empire

Which of the following was NOT a foundation of early medieval society?

• Classical Heritage of Rome

• Christian beliefs

• Customs of Germanic tribes

• Greek philosophy

What role did missionaries play during the Middle Ages?

• They built roads and schools

• They carried Christianity and the Latin alphabet to Germanic tribes

• They led military conquests

• They established trade routes

Who was anointed Emperor by the Pope in 800 A.D.?

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

What did Frankish kings use to expand their territory?

• Diplomacy

• Military power

• Trade agreements

• Religious conversion

What was the result of the alliance between Frankish kings and the Church?

• Decreased papal authority

• Increased papal authority and influence in Western Europe

• Expansion of the Byzantine Empire

• Decline of the Roman Empire

Who unified most of Gaul as a Frankish Kingdom by the end of the 400s?

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

What significant change did Clovis make in the early 500s?

• Converted to Roman Catholicism

• Established the Byzantine Empire

• Built the first university

• Abolished slavery

What was Charlemagne's contribution to the Western Europe?

• He divided the empire into smaller kingdoms

• He restored the western (Holy) Roman Empire

• He abolished the papacy

• He moved the capital to Constantinople

When was Charlemagne crowned Emperor by the Pope?

• December 25, 800

• January 1, 750

• March 15, 850

• July 4, 900