Fall of Empire
This great empire collapsed in 476 CE.
What is the Western Roman Empire?
The time after Rome fell is called the Middle Ages or the ____.
What are the Dark Ages?
This religion spread across Europe after the Roman Empire fell.
What is Christianity?
Charlemagne’s name means this in English.
What is "Charles the Great"?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
When an empire loses control of its land and people, we say it has ____.
What is fallen or collapsed?
Many people called it “dark” because they thought there was less of this.
What is learning or progress?
Monotheism means belief in how many gods?
What is one?
He ruled this part of Europe starting in the late 700s.
What is Western Europe?
This ancient civilization built the pyramids and wrote in hieroglyphics.
What is Egypt?
One big reason Rome fell was that its army became weak and could not protect its _____.
What are its borders or frontiers?
Today, historians know that the Middle Ages also had new ideas in ____.
What are law, education, and technology, architecture?
These religious communities were home to monks and nuns.
What are monasteries or convents?
Charlemagne was crowned emperor by this Church leader.
Who is the Pope?
Muslims, Jews, and Christians all trace their faith back to this man.
Who is Abraham?
High taxes and less trade caused these types of problems for Rome.
What are economic problems?
The word medieval comes from Latin and means this.
What is “middle age”?
The leader of the Catholic Church is called the ____.
Who is the Pope?
Charlemagne united people using both his army and this religion.
What is Christianity?
This trade route connected China to Europe and helped goods like silk and spices travel far and wide.
What is the Silk Road?
This was one deadly disease that spread and made Rome even weaker.
What is the plague?
The Middle Ages lasted from about the 400s to this century.
What is the 1400s (or 15th century)?
The Medieval Church provided these resources for people during this era:
What is spiritual guidance, hope, food, education, help with the sick.
Charlemagne’s rule helped Europe become more united after centuries of chaos following this major event.
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
This peaceful leader from India helped his country gain independence from Britain using nonviolent protest.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?