In the 500s a powerful group known as the __________ conquered Gaul, the region we now call France.

Popes sent many ____________ to teach people in the northern European kingdoms about Christianity.

Europeans lived in fear of attacks by Vikings, who were from ____________.

One of the first missionaries to travel to northern Europe, __________ converted many people in Britain and Ireland.

_____________ was the first king of the Franks to convert to Christianity.

___________ helped the poor and needy, ran schools, and collected ancient Greek and Roman writings.

__________, or communities of monks were built all over Europe in the Middle Ages.

While the Franks were building their empire, ____________ Magyar, and Viking invaders were attacking settlements across Europe.

A brilliant warrior and a strong king, ______________ led the Franks to conquer much of what once was the Roman Empire.