Medieval Europe Quiz (Ch. 19 L. 1-2)

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

• Angles

• Celts

• Franks

• Saxons

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?

• Education

• Equality

• Freedom

• Religion

Between A.D. 800 and 900 parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars and

• Vandals

• Vikings

• Finns

• Gauls

How long did the Middle Ages last?

• 100 years

• 600 years

• 1,000 years

• 750 years

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

• Continent

• Plateau

• Peninsula

• Island

Which Frankish leader was the first to accept Catholic Christianity in 481 A.D.?

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• Pepin

What did Charles Martel achieve by fighting the Battle of Tours in 732?

• He unified Europe into the largest empire since Roman times.

• He introduced Catholicism to the people of France.

• He stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe

• He drove the Jews and other non-Christians from France.

How did mountains and rivers make it difficult for one group to control all of Europe?

• Mountains and rivers acted as natural barriers, making it hard for armies to travel and expand their territories. Separating different groups of people

• They allowed for easier communication between different groups, promoting cooperation and unity.

• Rivers provided abundant resources for armies to easily sustain themselves, while mountains encouraged trade.

• Mountains and rivers helped to unite European kingdoms into a single large empire.

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

• Feudalism

• Mercantilism

• Protectionism

• Vassalism

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