Chapter 13- European Middle Ages Flashcards
Who was Pepin the short’s father?
Charles Martel
Who was the first Carolingian Ruler?
Opepin the Short
Who was the grandson of Charles Martel and son of Pepin the short?
Charlemagne
In 732, Charles Martel defeated whom and where?
Moors at Tours
Who helped Pepin protect Rome from invasion?
Lombaros
When did Pepin die?
768 AD
Who was the greatest Carolingian ruler?
Charlemagne
Where did Charlemagne establish his capital?
Aachen
Who were the main sources of education when Charlemagne ruled?
Monks
When was Charlemagne crowned emperor?
800 AD
Who crowned Charlemagne emperor?
Pope Leo III
What was Charlemagne emperor of?
Holy Roman Empire
When did Charlemagne die?
814
Who succeeded Charlemagne?
Louis the Pious
When did Louis the Pious die?
840
When was the Treaty of Verdun?
843
The Empire was divided up among whom?
Louis’ 3 sons
Who were Louis’ 3 sons?
Louis the Great, Charles the Bald, Lotham
Where did the vikings come from?
Scandanavia
What are seafares?
Viking ships
How long did the vikings use seafares?
8th-10th century
When was the Lindisfarne made?
753
What is the Lindisfarne?
Monastery
Where did the vikings sach lands from?
Ireland to Russia
Where were the Saxon invasions?
Britian
Who did the Saxons invade first?
Rome
What did the Romans do in 400?
Abandoned Rome
What other places did the Saxons invade?
Jutes and Angles
Which way did the Saxons drive the British?
Westward
How many important kingdoms did the Saxons have by the 8th century?
3
What was the first Saxon kingdom?
Northaumbria
What was the second Saxon kingdom?
Mercia
What was the third Saxon kingdom?
Wessex
What countries did Christianity spread to?
England and Ireland
Who is the Patron Saint of Ireland?
St. Patrick
What did St. Patrick do at the monasteries?
Sent missionaries
Who was Alfred?
Saxon of Wessex
Alfred resisted invasion from whom in the 9th century?
The Danes
What battle did Alfred win?
Battle of Eddington
What river divided London and Chester
Thames
What did Alfred issue?
Code of Laws
What did Alfred popularize?
Education and translations of books
When did Alfred die?
899
Which Danish ruler followed Alfred?
Canute
When did Canute rule?
1016-1035
Who’s Canute share his power with?
Edmund Ironside
Who took over after Canute?
Edmund the Confessor
Who were the Carolingians?
Group of Frankish rulers
