Geography/Background
What geographic feature did the Vikings sail through in Europe?
rivers
Which king was given the title "Charles the Hammer"
Charles Martel
What religion did Charlemagne practice?
Christianity
What was the name of the church that most people in Europe worshipped?
The Catholic Church
True or False: Charlemagne crowned himself emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
False; the Pope crowned him emperor
Name two ways that seas and rivers influenced European societies.
Protection and possibilities for trade
Who was the first Christian king of the Franks?
Clovis
What was the name of the empire that Charlemagne ruled over?
Holy Roman Empire
Who is the most powerful official in the church?
Pope
raiding
What geographic feature isolated groups of people in Europe which caused them to form independent cultures?
mountains
Which person in the family tree was given the title "Charles the Great?"
Charlemagne
Vikings
What was the religion of the Holy Roman Empire?
Christianity
The first Europeans to reach the Americas were part of what group?
vikings
What was the name of the most powerful Germanic kingdom?
Franks
Which battle did Charles Martel win against the Muslim Moors in 732?
Battle of Tours
What were the two main policies that Charlemagne did?
Build schools and converting people to Christianity
What is the vocabulary term for "kicking someone out of Christianity?"
excommunicate
True or False: Clovis was the first emperor of the Franks
False: He was actually only king of the Franks
What was the sea that separated the islands of Britain and Ireland from the rest of Europe?
The English Channel
Which king was the Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
Who was Charlemagne's grandfather?
Charles Martel
Which person kicked out King Henry IV out of Christianity?
Pope Gregory VII
Charlemagne relied on local government officials to help him govern, which were called what?
counts