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WorksheetsThe Early Middle Ages
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 18mins
The 1000 year period that started after the (a) in A.D. 476 and ended around 1492 is know as the (b) . This period gets its name from being between Antiquity ( (c) ) and the beginning of (d) with Columbus arrival to America.
According to your own knowledge and the map in page 541, locate the following peoples in some of their locations using the location of the tag (white rectangle) not of the points.
(Clue: locate Visigoths, Ostrogoths, and Slavs in some of the peninsulas we learned about acoording to the map)
Europe's seas and rivers were fundamental for the early development of different (a) because they separated and (b) cultures from each other. However, they were also important because they provided protection and (c) . Other geographical features like (d) such as the Alps or the Pyrenees shaped European history, because they encouraged independence and made total (e) of Europe by just one group really hard.
Which of the following group did NOT descend from the Celts?
Franks
Welsh
Scottish
Celts
Organize these facts according to the Frankish King (of the Merovingian Dynasty) they are related to.
First germanic ruler to become Christian
Became king in A.D. 481
Received support from the Pope to restore order and make the Church more powerful.
Stopped the spread of Islam in Europe, defeating the Muslims in Tours (A.D. 732)
Father of Charlemagne
Helped the creation of the Papal States by giving Lombards' land to the Pope
He is also known as "The Great" for his conquests.
He's also known as "The Hammer" for his fighting skills
Had turned his kingdom into an Empire by A.D. 800
He was a key figure in the Battle of Tours, which marked a turning point in European history.
He was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in A.D. 800.
He promoted education and cultural revival known as the Carolingian Renaissance.
He was crowned King of the Franks in A.D. 751.
He united the Frankish tribes under one ruler.
Locate the invader group of the Frankish Kingdoms according to their point if origin
According to the map and the reading: Which was the Vikings preferred method of invasion and what else did it allow the to achieve?
Clue: Follow the arrows and see if they mostly enterered other countries through water bodies or through land)
Land invasions, which allowed the to conquer from Spain to Russia
Sea and river's raids, which allowed them to conquer Spain and North Africa
Sea and river's raids, which allowed them to sail across the Atlantic and reach America
Land invasions, which allowed them to cross the Bering Strait and reach America
Which of the following religion became common in Europe during the Middle Ages and strongly influenced it societies?
Name of the territory ruled by Otto of Saxony after the Pope Crowned him Emperor of the Romans in 962
(a)
Name of an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country, such as the (a) signed in Worms (Germany) in 1122
Other than creating beautiful 'illuminations' (miniature illustrations and intrincate lettering) as the one in the exmple, how did monks and monasteries mostly influenced knowledge development during the Middle Ages?
They copied, translated, and preserved writtings from Muslims and Jews, among other cultures
They protected Christianity by detroying any knowledge that didn't agree with its ideas.
They invented all the texts we use nowadays as part of our Scholastic education.
They copied, translated, and preserved writtings from Antiquity and early Chrstianity.
Please (at least try to) draw one of the following options:
A) The title of your favorite current song.
or
B) Your self-portrait :)
