705 Q1

Question 1

What were three things did Gregory the Great do while he was pope?

Answer 1

1) He increased the power of the papacy 2) He encouraged mission work among Germanic Tribes 3) He wrote a book to instruct church leaders.

Question 2

Who was the first king to unite the Franks?

Answer 2

Clovis

Question 3

What were two reasons the Vikings easily raided Western Europe?

Answer 3

1) its kings held little power 2) the kings could not afford a national army

Question 4

Who were the raiders from Scandinavia who invaded Europe?

Answer 4

The Vikings

Question 5

Who established monasteries that were led by Abbots?

Answer 5

Benedict

Question 6

Who was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

Answer 6

Otto

Question 7

During what Renaissance did Latin become the written language of the church?

Answer 7

Carolingian Renaissance

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Holy Roman Empire?

Answer 8

Revive the greatness of Rome and Charlemagne’s kingdom

Question 9

Monasteries helped end the Middle Ages by promoting what?

Answer 9

Education

Question 10

Who had control over the Papal States?

Answer 10

The Pope

Question 11

Alfred the Great’s kingdom became known as what?

Answer 11

England

Question 12

Two Germanic tribes whose culture dominated Britain were?

Answer 12

1) Angles 2)Saxons

Question 13

By crowning Charlemagne, the pope claimed what?

Answer 13

The authority to say who would be king

Question 14

By crowning who, the pope claimed authority to say who would be king?

Answer 14

Charlemagne

Question 15

Vikings from Denmark were called what?

Answer 15

Danes

Question 16

How long did the Viking Raids last

Answer 16

200 years

Question 17

How was the Roman Empire divided at its end?

Answer 17

Into small kingdoms

Question 18

vikings who settled farmland in northern France were called what?

Answer 18

Normans

Question 19

Another name for Charlemagne was what?

Answer 19

Charles the Great, or Charles Magnus

Question 20

Benedict established monasteries that were led by what?

Answer 20

Abbots

Question 21

What was the office of the Pope called?

Answer 21

That papacy

Question 22

In what three ways were monasteries centers of progress?

Answer 22

1) Monks copied and saved ancient writings 2) Monastic schools developed into universities 3) monks developed and spread new technologies

Question 23

What contributed to the Ghana Empire’s wealth?

Answer 23

It’s control of gold mines

Question 24

Who defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tours?

Answer 24

Charles Martel

Question 25

Who stopped the Vikings and captured London?

Answer 25

Alfred the Great

Question 26

Who did bishops depend on to cultivate their farmland?

Answer 26

peasants

Question 27

The Viking raids began in what year?

Answer 27

793

Question 28

Why were the Early Middle Ages often called the Dark Ages?

Answer 28

1) widespread poverty and illiteracy

Question 29

What empire became wealthy by taxing traders who crossed its borders?

Answer 29

Ghana

Question 30

What three elements of Roman culture that influence Western civilization were preserved by the Catholic Church

Answer 30

1) use of Latin for scientific terms 2) having a rule of law to govern all classes of people 3) approaching problem-solving practically

Question 31

Charles Martel defeated the Muslims where?

Answer 31

In the Battle of Tours

Question 32

Why did the Ghana empire decline?

Answer 32

Muslim Invasions

Question 33

Whose raids began in about 793 and lasted two hundred years?

Answer 33

The Vikings

Question 34

Who were the invaders from Russia who attacked Hungary?

Answer 34

the Magyars

Question 35

The Early Middle Ages were often called what?

Answer 35

The Dark Ages

Question 36

Who’s kingdom became known as England?

Answer 36

Alfred the Great