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Early Middle Ages Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1997 the price of a dozen eggs was $1.25 in 2007 the price was $1.50 and in 2017 the price was $2.00. This period of increasing prices is known as. . .

a)

Barter

b)

Gentiles

c)

Succession

d)

Inflation

2.

How did early Christian missionaries travel from place to place to spread their word (ideas)?

a)

They mostly rode on horses

b)

They flew (they had wings)

c)

They walked on Roman roads

d)

They traveled on Roman merchants' carts

3.

Gentiles is a word that means people who were not previously:

a)

Roman

b)

Jewish

c)

Greek

d)

Christian

4.

The most important difference between Rome and Constantinople was:

a)

Popular forms of entertainment

b)

The religion

c)

The style of architecture

d)

The system of laws

5.

What is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Rome

b)

Constantinople

c)

Columbus

d)

Carthage

6.

Most Germanic men were:

a)

Musicians

b)

Weavers

c)

Warriors

d)

Shepherds

7.

He was the leader of the Huns:

a)

Clovis

b)

Odoacer

c)

Thor

d)

Attila or "Little Daddy"

8.

Germanic warriors:

a)

Were lead by military leaders known as chieftains

b)

Attacked while yelling to frighten enemies, this was called going berserk!

c)

Attacked and looted Roman lands and the city of Rome

d)

All of the other choices are actually true!

9.

The Franks lived in an area of Europe that became these modern countries:

a)

China and Japan

b)

Greece and Italy

c)

France and part of Germany

d)

England and Ireland

10.

Writing on the wall in a restroom is the willful destruction of property, or an example of:

a)

Anointing

b)

Vandalism

c)

Blessing

d)

Stealing

11.

The Germans believed that in the afterlife the spirits of warriors would feast and fight in the hall of Wodan, they called this place:

a)

Valhalla

b)

The underworld

c)

Heaven

12.

The Scandinavian coastline has many of these narrow bays...

a)

jarls

b)

fjords

c)

monks

d)

gulfs

13.

He was an early Christian missionary who traveled throughout the eastern Mediterranean was put on trial in Rome:

a)

Paul

b)

George

c)

John

d)

Ringo

14.

Clovis and 3,000 of his soldiers converted to this religion:

a)

Christianity (Roman Catholic)

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

15.

Which of the following was not true of Charlemagne?

a)

He ruled nearly all of western Europe

b)

He wanted his people to be educated

c)

He crowned himself emperor on Christmas in 800 A.D.

d)

He reorganized the Frankish government with many law courts

16.

Charlemagne's grandfather Charles "The Hammer" Martel held this title:

a)

Emperor of Rome

b)

King of the Franks

c)

Pope

d)

Mayor of the Palace

17.

This world leader is the head of the entire Catholic church:

a)

Priest

b)

Pope

c)

Nun

d)

Monk

18.

Central government returned to Europe under his rule, c.768 - 814 C.E. The arts and learning flourished again; that is why this king is remembered as "the Great". . .

a)

Charles (king of Franks)

b)

Peter (czar of Russia)

c)

Alexander (king of Macedon)

d)

Alfred (king of the Britain)

19.

Where were the Vikings from?

a)

England (an island nation north of Europe)

b)

Scandinavia (far northern part of Europe)

c)

North America

d)

Rome

20.

Around 900 AD Viking leaders took control of a large territory in northern France. What did this area become known as?

a)

Greenland

b)

Normandy

c)

Constantinople

d)

The Dane Law