This sea lies between the British Isles and Scandinavia.
What is "The North Sea"?
100
Despite its name, wealthy Italian cities like Milan can be found along the banks of this river.
What is "the Po River"?
100
True or False: Charlemagne's empire lasted almost as long as the Roman Empire.
What is "false"?
200
These mountains are the highest in Europe and cut off the Italian Peninsula from the rest of the continent.
What are "the Alps"?
200
This sea separates Southern Europe from North Africa. The Romans called it Mare Nostrum, which means "Our Sea."
What is "the Mediterranean Sea"?
200
This group of people, who had already invaded Spain in 711 A.D., weakened the Frankish kingdom by raiding the southern part of France throughout the 800s and 900s A.D.
Who are the "Muslims"?
300
You'll have to head east from the North Sea and around the peninsula of Denmark to reach this sea.
What is "the Baltic Sea"?
300
England gets its name from this Germanic tribe that migrated to the British Isles after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Who are "the Angles"?
300
The Vikings, who were the most fearful raiders in medieval Europe, originally came from this northern region of Europe.
What is "Scandanavia"?
400
This river begins in the Alps and flows east to the Black Sea.
What is "the Danube River"?
400
France gets its name from this Germanic tribe that settled there during the 400s.
Who are "the Franks"?
400
Because their homeland had such little usable farmland, the Vikings developed ________________ to gather food and to use in trade and in war.
What are "good boats" or "long boats" ?
500
These mountains form the border between Spain and France.
What are "the Pyrenees"?
500
These mountains form a barrier into southeastern Europe and are home to some of Dracula's castles in Romania.
What are "the Carpathian Mountains"?
500
This nomadic people, who had settled in Hungary, invaded Italy, France, and Germany during the 800s and 900s A.D.