Changes of the Middle Ages

What time period is known as the Middle Ages?

• A.D. 600 to 1600

• A.D. 300 to 1300

• A.D. 1000 to 2000

• A.D. 500 to 1500

Which group conquered Rome and held most of the Iberian Peninsula?

• Ostrogoths

• Vandals

• Saxons

• Visigoths

Which Germanic tribe controlled North Africa and the large Mediterranean islands?

• Saxons

• Franks

• Vandals

• Visigoths

Which area did the Saxons conquer?

• North Africa

• Southern part of what is now England

• Gaul

• Italy

What did many Germanic people become over time?

• Buddhists

• Christians

• Muslims

• Jews

All of the following were involved in the fall of the Roman Empire except:

• Vandals

• Greeks

• Visigoths

• Huns

This man is credited with unifying much of Europe

• Pope Urban II

• Augustus

• Charlemagne

• Chieftain

Where did the Vikings originate from?

• England, Scotland, and Ireland

• Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

• Spain, Portugal, and Greece

• France, Germany, and Italy

What was the primary interest of the Vikings initially?

• to colonize

• to trade

• to plunder

• to explore

What did the Vikings usually attack first when they arrived at a town?

• the marketplace

• the church

• the farms

• town hall