chapter 9

Question 1

most powerful Germanic people in the early Middle Ages;
ruled by the Merovingian and Carolingian Houses

Answer 1

franks

Question 2

first royal line of the Franks

Answer 2

Merovingian House

Question 3

treaty between Charles the Bald, Louis the German, and Lothair to
divide Louis the Pious’s kingdom

Answer 3

Treaty of Verdun

Question 4

Germanic tribes from Scandinavia that were feared invaders in
medieval times

Answer 4

vikings

Question 5

became the head of a Frankish tribe
in northern Gaul:conquered other Frankish tribes,
uniting them into one kingdom.

Answer 5

clovis

Question 6

became the
mayor of one of the stronger Frankish states. defeated all rival mayors and reunited almost all of
the Frankish territories under one rule.

Answer 6

pepin II

Question 7

won his fame by stopping
the advance of the Muslims into Europe at
the Battle of Tours: son of pepin II

Answer 7

Charles Martel

Question 8

deposed the king and seized the
throne in 752:defeated
the Lombards and gave their lands to the
pope.

Answer 8

pepin the short

Question 9

became the sole ruler of the Frankish kingdom: also called charles the great

Answer 9

Charlemagne