The Middle Ages

to exclude a person from church membership

• fjord

• excommunicate

• Aachen

• concordat

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

• Vikings.

• Vandals.

• Finns.

• Gauls.

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

• feudalism

• mercantilism

• protectionism

• vassalism

A famous, educated, medieval nun who wrote music was

• Francis of Assisi.

• Hildegard of Bingen.

• Joan of Arc.

• Thomas Aquinas.

serf- person who worked the lord’s land

• true

• false

What was the name of the church court that tried and punished people who were suspected of heresy?

• Crusades

• grand jury

• Inquisition

• trial jury

Saladin- Egyptian ruler who united Muslims and went to war against the Christians

• true

• false

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

• education

• equality

• freedom

• religion

The Grand Duke of Moscow became known as czar, a shortened form of Caesar, when who came to power?

• Ivan III

• Nevsky

• Oleg

• Vladimir

steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea

• fjord

• excommunicate

• Aachen

• concordat