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The political power of the Catholic Church was strengthened when the king was given the title of emperor.
Charlemagne
Buddhism has its roots in
India
Christianity has its roots in what city?
Jerusalem
the religion begun by Buddha Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
The Middle Ages were also known as the ____________ period.
Medieval
the religion that believes Jesus Christ to be the Son of God
Christianity
The Norse did NOT originate from _______.
A) Demark
B) Sweden
C) Norway
D) Russia
Russia
relating to Scandinavia and its people
Norse
The Byzantine Empire finally fell in 1453 to the ___________.
Turks
The Eastern Roman Empire was also known as the ___________ Empire.
Byzantine
What emperor blamed Christians for starting the great fire that swept through Rome in A.D. 64?
Nero
the first Frankish king
he reigned from 466 to 511 and converted to Christianity
Clovis
relating to a time in European history from about A.D. 500 to 1500
medieval
This remorseful Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after a terrible battle.
Ashoka
Which king promised to become a Christian if God gave him a military victory?
Clovis
Frankish king who reigned from 771 to 814
was appointed emperor by Pope Leo III in 800
Charlemagne
Buddhism spread quickly because of __________.
trade
the feudal system
The last Roman emperor who was able to unite the empire was _____________.
Constantine
Charles Martel
Charlemagne began the line of kings known as the __________.
Carolingians
What teachings about women did Buddhism and Christianity teach about?
they were to stay pure before marriage, be wise with money, and be valued as a member of society
List three of the inventions during the Han Dynasty
paper
improved furnaces
wheelbarrow
Charlemagne was responsible for _______. (List 3 things)
seeking out famous scholars to teach clergy and laity
making sure ancient manuscripts were copied
establishing centers of learning
Which major event marked the final end of the Roman Empire?
the invasion of Rome by the Visigoths in 476
In what ways were monasteries very helpful during the medieval times?
They preserved ancient manuscripts
They offered safe haven to anyone
They cared for people
How did the feudal system work?
The king owned the land. He granted parts to nobles and church leaders in exchange for the promise of military support, money, and equipment. The nobles granted some of their land to lesser nobles, and lesser nobles granted land to knights under the same arrangement. Common peasants worked the land for each of them.
there were many civil wars
outsiders invaded
the government was corrupt
inflation was out of control