The Franks
Geography
The Church
Popes
Potpourri
100
This is modern day country where this Germanic group settled in AD 400s.
What is France?
100
Besides fishing and safety, what was another effect that the rivers and ocean had on early Europe?
What was good trading?
100
These men took a vow of poverty. They lived a very simple life and played a huge part in spreading the Catholic religion throughout Europe. They also were responsible for recording Biblical texts as well as other writings.
Who were the Monks?
100
This man donated land he conquered in Italy to the Pope, and it was knows as the Papal states.
Who was Pepin?
100
This group's name comes from the word "raiding".
Who were the Vikings?
200
After he became Catholic, most of the other Franks did too. After this man died, his sons divided the kingdoms.
Who was King Clovis?
200
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200
This church played an important role in the growth of a new civilization on western Europe.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
200
This Pope, known as Gregory the Great, asked monks to be missionaries to spread the Catholic religion throughout Europe.
Who was Pope Gregory I?
200
Scottish, Welsh, and Irish people today are descendants of this group.
Who were the Celts?
300
This man led the Franks to defeat the Muslims in the Battle of the Tours.
Who was Charles Martel?
300
This group invaded Britain from Denmark and Germany in AD 400s?
Who were the Angles and Saxons?
300
This is a leader of a monastery. They served as advisers to the kings and ruled over the lands near the monastery.
What is an abbot?
300
This term meant that one was excluded from church membership. Catholics believed if the Pope declared this on a person that he/she could not go to Heaven.
What is excommunication?
300
His territory became known as the Holy Roman Empire. It included most of Germany and northern Italy.
Who was Otto I?
400
This man was the son of Charles Martel. He defended the Pope by defeating the Lombards in Italy.
Who was Pepin?
400
The many mountains and rivers and close proximity of the ocean not only provided safety and good trading, but it also encouraged the development of what?
What were different cultures (or similar answers)?
400
This was a place where the monks resided. It provided many things including a hospital for the sick, a resting place for travelers, and a school.
What was a monastery?
400
This Pope had a long dispute with Emperor Henry the IV over power.
Who was Pope Gregory VII?
400
This religious group often threatened and battled the Pope and Roman Catholic Church in hopes to become the dominant religion in Europe.
Who were the Muslims?
500
After his death, his large empire weakened and was divided into 3 kingdoms which later were invaded by Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars.
Who was Charlemagne?
500
This was the area included in Charlemagne's Empire.
What is western and central Europe?
500
This was a declaration that the Pope could make that forbid priests from providing rituals to a group of people.
What was an interdict?
500
This was an agreement between the Pope and king that only a Pope could choose bishops, but only the emperor could give them jobs in the government.
What was the Concordat of Worms?
500
If kings did not obey this Pope, he would either excommunicate him or issue an interdict against the ruler's people.
Who was Pope Innocent III?