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social studies vikings

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A narrow body of water between steep cliffs where the sea cuts into the land.

a)

Missionary

b)

Fjord

c)

Concordat

2.

A person who is sent by a religious organization to teach the religion.

a)

Missionary

b)

Fjord

c)

Concordat

3.

An agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country.

a)

Missionary

b)

Fjord

c)

Concordat

4.

Europe is surrounded on three sides by water, which makes it a landform known as a ___________.

a)

Continent

b)

Plateau

c)

Peninsula

d)

Island

5.

Which group of Germanic tribes conquered areas of Britain?

a)

Ostrogoths

b)

Visigoths

c)

Franks

d)

Anglo - Saxons

6.

Which Frankish leader was the first to accept Catholic Christianity in A.D. 481.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Clovis

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Pepin

7.

What did Charles Martel Achieve by fighting the Battle of Tours in 732.

a)

He unified Europe into the largest empire since Roman times.

b)

He introduced Catholicism to the people of France.

c)

He stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe.

d)

He drove the Jews and other Non - Christians from France.

8.

Charlemagne wanted to promote his subjects' ability to read and write Latin.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

After Charlemagne's death, Europe was invaded by Muslims, Vikings, and ______________.

a)

Saxons

b)

Jews

c)

Turks

d)

Magyars

10.

Who crowned Otto I emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 962?

a)

Otto I himself

b)

The Pope

c)

The people of Germany

d)

Charlemagne

11.

By copying Christian and ancient writings, Christian monks helped _______.

a)

Preserve knowledge of classical times.

b)

Develop improvements in farming.

c)

Provide medical care for the sick.

d)

Involve the monks in political affairs.

12.

The Kings of Europe wanted Church leaders to obey them, and the Popes believed that the kings should rule independently.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree, forbidding kings from __________.

a)

Declaring war on other European leaders.

b)

Adopting Christianity as the state religion.

c)

Appointing high ranking church officials.

d)

Joining the Crusades.

14.

To exclude a person from church membership.

a)

Fjord

b)

Excommunicate

c)

Aachen

d)

Concordat

15.

German King the pope declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

a)

Aachen

b)

Fjord

c)

Otto I

d)

Charlemagne

16.

Steep sided valley that is an inlet of the sea.

a)

Fjord

b)

Excommunicate

c)

Concordat

d)

Aachen

17.

Capital of Charlemagne's empire.

a)

Fjord

b)

Excommunicate

c)

Aachen

d)

Concordat

18.

Agreement between the Pope and the ruler of a country.

a)

Fjord

b)

Concordat

c)

Aachen

d)

Otto I

19.

Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for ____________.

a)

Invading other lands.

b)

Combining kingdoms.

c)

Trading with nearby economies.

d)

Converting distant groups to Catholicism.

20.

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France.

a)

Angles

b)

Celts

c)

Franks

d)

Saxons

21.

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?

a)

Education

b)

Freedom

c)

Equality

d)

Religion

22.

Between A.D. 800 and 900, parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and _____________.

a)

Vikings

b)

Vandals

c)

Finns

d)

Gauls

23.

In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high ranking.

a)

Church officials

b)

Military leaders

c)

Political officials

d)

Trade leaders

24.

What happens in Europe in 1066?

a)

The Franks win against the Anglo Saxons.

b)

The Viking Age ends and they convert to Catholicism.

c)

They fight in the Battle of Tours.

25.

What does France originate from?

a)

Gaul

b)

England

c)

Europe

d)

Jefferson

26.

How do you become a King in Anglo Saxon ruling?

a)

By Skill

b)

By Blood

c)

By Voting

d)

By Sacrificing

27.

How do the social classes in Anglo Saxon ruling go?

a)

King, Thanes, Churls, Slaves

b)

Thanes, King, Slaves, Churls

c)

Slaves, Kings, Churls, Thanes

d)

Kings, Churls, Thanes, Slaves