Quiz Ln1 : T1 (The Early Middle Ages) - Missed Questions

Which of the following best describes the significance of Pope Leo III’s crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans?

• It helped Charlemagne battle Muslims in Spain.

• It reunited the western and eastern parts of the Roman Empire.

• It brought back the ideal of uniting Christendom.

• It led to the break-up of Charlemagne’s kingdom after his death.

___ was the ruler of the Huns at the height of their power from 434 to 453 C.E. The fear he created earned him the title "Scourge of God".

• Charlemagne

• Genghis Khan

• Attila

• Cyrus the Great

• Clovis I

How did the culture of the Germanic tribes differ from that of the Romans?

• Germanic peoples were mostly traders, so they traveled throughout Europe.

• Germanic peoples lived in small communities governed by unwritten customs.

• Germanic kings were chosen by single combat between warriors.

• Germanic peoples lived in great cities administered by a central government.

_____ inflicted a crippling defeat on the Eastern Roman Army at the Battle of Adrianople, resulting in Emperor Valens being killed in 378 C.E.

• Huns

• Vandals

• Visigoths

• Sassanids

• Franks

1. How did Justinian’s Code influence Western political and legal traditions?

• 1. It provided useful models for modern political campaigns.

• It encouraged European rulers to decentralize their power.

• It codified principles that many legal systems still use.

• It supported the development of parliamentary democracy.

_____ was a Germanic tribe that rebelled against Rome. They inflicted a crippling defeat on the Eastern Roman field army in 378 CE, at the Battle of Adrianople.

• Vandals

• Lombards

• Magyars

• Huns

• Visigoths

When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed. How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?

• trade increases

• people moved from rural areas to cities

• education and literacy declined

• the population increases

_____ established a kingdom out of the former Roman territory in Northern Africa, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, and the Balearic Islands in 429 C.E. Their navy controlled the Mediterranean. They sacked Rome in 455.

• Ostrogoths

• Byzantines

• Vandals

• Visigoths

• Franks

1. Justinian contributed to the flourishing of the Byzantine Empire after Rome’s decline by

• 1. freeing slaves throughout the empire.

• 1. reforming the laws of ancient Rome.

• 1. reducing poverty in Constantinople.

• 1. reviving the traditions of ancient Greece.

1. How did Germanic tribes carve Europe into small kingdoms?

• 1. Germanic leaders formed strong alliances.

• Germanic traders set up free-trade zones.

• Germanic priests unified religious groups.

• Germanic kings waged wars of conquest.