7.5 period 7

Unlike William the Conqueror in England, monarchs in ________ did not rule over a unified kingdom.

• France
• Spain
• Germany
• Italy

The successors to ________ had little power over a patchwork of French territories ruled by powerful feudal lords.

• Charlemagne
• Louis
• Philip
• Henry

In 987, these feudal nobles elected ________ Capet, the count of Paris, to fill the vacant French throne.

• Hugh
• Philip
• Charles
• Louis

Hugh's own lands around Paris were ________ than those of many of his vassals.

• smaller
• larger
• richer
• poorer

Nevertheless, Hugh and his heirs slowly ________ royal power.

• increased
• decreased
• ignored
• limited

The Capetians made the throne ________, passing it from father to son.

• hereditary
• elective
• appointed
• temporary

The Capetian dynasty lasted for ________ years, making the kingdom more stable.

• 300
• 200
• 500
• 150

The Capetians added to their lands by playing rival ________ against each other.

• nobles
• bishops
• knights
• kings

They also won the support of the ________.

• Church
• nobles
• knights
• peasants

The Capetians built an effective ________, where government officials collected taxes and imposed royal law over the king's lands.

• bureaucracy
• army
• council
• dynasty