The Early Middle Ages in Europe

Which Germanic tribe established a kingdom after the fall of Rome?

• Ostrogoths

• Franks

• Vandals

• Visigoths

What was the term used by the English for payments made to Viking leaders to leave?

• Tribute

• Danegeld

• Ransom

• Tithe

Who was the Viking leader that Charles the Simple negotiated with in 911?

• Bjorn Ironside

• Ragnar Lothbrok

• Rollo

• Eric Bloodaxe

What was the name of the land granted to Rollo in the treaty of 911?

• Aquitaine

• Brittany

• Burgundy

• Normandy

Who challenged Charles the Simple for the throne of West Francia?

• Odo

• Louis the Stammerer

• Hugh Capet

• Robert I

What was the outcome of the Battle of Soissons in 923?

• The Vikings took control

• Charles the Simple was victorious

• The English intervened

• Robert I was killed

Who became the ruler of West Francia after the fall of Charles the Simple?

• Rudolph

• Louis IV

• Charles the Fat

• Hugh Capet

Which dynasty rose to power after the Carolingians?

• Capetian

• Plantagenet

• Valois

• Merovingian

Who was the last ruler of the Carolingian dynasty?

• Charles the Simple

• Louis V

• Louis IV

• Charles the Bald

What significant event marked the end of the Carolingian dynasty?

• The crowning of Charlemagne

• The death of Louis V

• The Treaty of Verdun

• The Battle of Hastings