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Ch 13.1 The Early Middle Ages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mountains and rivers made it difficult for any one group to rule all of Western Europe.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

The majority of England was settled by the...

a)

Muslims

b)

Arabs

c)

Anglo-Saxons

d)

Visigoths

3.

Who was the first king of the Franks? He became Catholic and others in his kingdom followed his lead.

a)

Clovis

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Pepin

d)

Charles Martel

4.

At the Battle of __________________ Frankish forces stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.

a)

Crecy

b)

Agincourt

c)

Actium

d)

Tours

5.

What Frankish noble led Frankish forces at the Battle of Tours? He stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.

a)

Pepin

b)

Charles Martel

c)

Clovis

d)

Charlemagne

6.

What powerful mayor defeated the Lombards and drove them out of Rome? Land was then given back to the pope.

a)

Clovis

b)

Pepin

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Charlemagne

7.

What Frankish king expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire + advanced learning in his kingdom?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Pepin

d)

Charles Martel

8.

What feared group from Scandinavia raided to meet the needs of their population + were skilled sailors who used longboats?

a)

Jutes

b)

Saxons

c)

Vikings

d)

Huns

9.

A(n) _________________ is a member of a religious community. They took vows of poverty, offered help to need, acted as missionaries, and lived in monasteries.

a)

Scribe

b)

Monk

c)

Magyar

d)

Regent

10.

The term ________________________ means to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church.

a)

excommunicate

b)

annulment

c)

indulgence

d)

predestination

11.

A(n) ____________________ is an agreement between a pope and a leader of a country.

a)

worms

b)

clergy

c)

congregation

d)

concordat

12.

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

a)

Pyranees Mountains

b)

Carpathian Mountains

c)

The Alps

d)

Ural Mountains

13.

What is the most influential aspect of Europe's physical geography?

a)

it's beauty inspired scholars to write poems

b)

it isolated and protected regions of Europe

c)

it made it difficult for invaders to travel on the rivers

d)

it made it easy to reach Great Britain

14.

Who was the first Germanic King to accept Catholic Christianity?

a)

Charles Martel

b)

King Clovis

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Pope Gregory I

15.

What is significant about Charles Martel?

a)

the first Germanic King too accept Catholic Christianity

b)

the King of the Franks

c)

defended the pope against unruly Roman nobles

d)

halted the spread of Islam into Western Europe

16.

Which of the following was Charlemagne most concerned with for his people?

a)

Education

b)

Trade

c)

Agriculture

d)

Technology

17.

What is one reason for the large population of Roman Catholics in Western Europe in 1054?

a)

Islam being halted from spreading into Western Europe

b)

King Clovis becomes the first Germanic King to accept Catholicism

c)

Charlemagne doubles the size of his kingdom

d)

Pope Gregory I sends 40 missionaries to Britain from Ireland

18.

What argument erupted in 1073 between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV?

a)

who had total control over the empire

b)

who had the right to excommunicate church members

c)

who had the right to tax the people

d)

who had the right to appoint church bishops

19.

What power did the pope have over the king?

a)

the power to appoint bishops

b)

the power to excommunicate

c)

the power to tax

d)

the power to declare war

20.

What resolved the dispute between the pope and the emperor over appointing bishops?

a)

The Battle of Tours

b)

The Treaty of Westphalia

c)

The Battle of Worms

d)

The Concordat of Worms