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
This is what the Frankish king Clovis did in 496 A.D. that helped him gain the allegiance of the Romans still living in Gaul.
What is "he became Catholic" or "he converted to Catholicism"?
100
On Christmas day of 800 A.D., the Pope declared Charlemagne the new...
What is "Roman Emperor"?
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
In 732 A.D., the Catholic Franks defeated this invading army at the Battle of Tours.
Who are "the Muslims"?
200
Charlemagne made this city the capitol of his empire.
What is "Aachen"?
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
With the help of the pope, this "mayor of the palace" was able to unite the Frankish nobles, who had become dividided and hostile to one another.
Who is "Charles Martel"?
300
Charlemagne's commitment to _________________ made him different from other Frankish rulers.
What is "education"?
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
The Frankish king Pepin defend the Pope from this Germanic tribe. They invaded northern Italy in the late 700s.
Who are "the Lombards"?
400
Charlemagne conquered this Germanic tribe in northeastern Germany and forced them to convert to Christianity.
Who are the "Saxons"?
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
What did the land Pepin conquered in Italy become?
What are "the Papal States"?
500
This is the name of the Anglo-Saxon scholar that Charlemagne hired to begin a school at one of his palaces.
Who is "Alcuin"?
500
This nomadic people, who had settled in Hungary, invaded Italy, France, and Germany during the 800s and 900s A.D.