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Ms. Angwin's Charlemagne 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Frankish king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, uniting their powers?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
King John
c)
King Henry
d)
St. Cyril
2.
How did Charlemagne create a large empire?
a)
He tolerated all religions
b)
Fighting/
military/
conquest
c)
He made treaties with all of his enemies
d)
He broke away from his alliance with the church
3.
Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?
a)
Saxons
b)
Goths
c)
Franks
d)
Jutes
4.
Charlemagne did all of the following except...
a)
create a strong efficient governments
b)
create schools
c)
spread Christianity
d)
end slavery
5.

A period that lasted from AD 500 to 1500

a)

monks

b)

monasteries

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Benedict

6.
Which of the following is NOT true of Charlemagne?
a)
He had a great memory
b)
He become an excellent writer
c)
He often traveled around his kingdom
d)
He was over 6 feet tall
7.
Why did Charlemagne kill all the leaders of the Saxons?
a)
They refused to bow down to him
b)
They refused to give him their lunch money
c)
They refused to convert to Christianity
d)
They tried to assassinate Him
8.

Who urged Clovis, king of the Franks, to convert to Christianity?

a)

The pope

b)

His wife, Clothilde

c)

His god, in a vision

d)

His tutor

9.

Church communities for men called monks

a)

Manors

b)

Manuscripts

c)

Monasteries

d)

Convents

10.

Benedict encouraged all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Work

b)

Study

c)

Prayer

d)

Wealth

11.

Under Pope Gregory I or Gregory the Great, the Church became more

a)

spiritual or temporal.

b)

militaristic.

c)

involved in industry.

d)

secular or worldly.

12.

Charles Martel, leader of the Franks from 719, led the effort to defeat advancing

a)

Saxons.

b)

Franks

c)

Vandals.

d)

Muslims

13.

Charlemagne ___________ the ability of his nobles.

a)

entirely eliminated

b)

questioned

c)

strengthened

d)

curtailed

14.

What major event occurred in the year 732?

a)

The end of Charlemagne's reign

b)

When Clovis converted to Christianity

c)

When Charlemagne defeated nearby Saxons

d)

The Battle of Tours

15.

Charlemagne's only surviving son

a)

Louis the German

b)

Lothair

c)

Louis the Pious

d)

Charles the Bald