6th - SS Chapter 21 Study Guide

Question 0

What treaty ended Charlemagne’s empire?

Answer 0

The Treaty of Verdun

Question 1

Where did most early European cities form near?

Answer 1

A river

Question 2

What present day countries were included in the Frankish empire Charlemagne created?

Answer 2

Modern day France and Germany

Question 3

After the collapse of Charlemagne’s empire, what group became the boldest and most successful raids in Europe?

Answer 3

The Vikings from Scandinavia

Question 4

Who was the first ruler to u its many Germanic kingdoms in the early Middle Ages?

Answer 4

Frankish leader Clovis I

Question 5

Which people became the most powerful force in Western Europe in the Middle Ages?

Answer 5

The Pope and other Church leaders

Question 6

What geographic feature was the most important in encouraging Eastern European people to migrate into the Roman Empire and settle there?

Answer 6

The Northern European plain

Question 7

What Christian monk established a set of rules that governed life in many monasteries and convents in medieval Europe?

Answer 7

Benedict

Question 8

Which person on a manor collected taxes from the peasants and served as a judge when the lord was away?

Answer 8

Bailiff

Question 9

Which group’s main role in feudal society was to protect the lord?

Answer 9

The Knights

Question 10

Where did the first Christian monasteries develop?

Answer 10

Egypt

Question 11

Why did Catholic popes send missionaries into Northern Europe?

Answer 11

To convert the pagans

Question 12

How did the manor system help bring order to Europe?

Answer 12

It was the heart of the medieval economy

Question 13

What modern day country was the home to the Magyars?

Answer 13

Hungary

Question 14

What was the Catholic Church’s most powerful tool in maintaining its authority in medieval Europe?

Answer 14

The Church controlled the administration of the sacraments, it could punish people by denying them the sacraments. Excommunication

Question 15

What early missionary converted Irish pagans to Christianity?

Answer 15

St. Patrick

Question 16

What were monasteries?

Answer 16

A secluded community where men called monks focus on prayer and scripture.

Question 17

What was bailiff’s job?

Answer 17

1. Kept the estate’s accounts
2. served as judge when the lord was away
3. Collected taxes from the peasants, often in the form of farm products

Question 18

What was a vessal?

Answer 18

A nobleman who received land from other nobleman in return for their services. A lessor lord who received land from a more powerful lord in exchange for his pledge of service and loyalty.

Question 19

What British monk helped to establish the Catholic Church in Germany and the Netherlands?

Answer 19

Boniface

Question 20

How would you describe feudalism in practice?

Answer 20

King - providers money, recruits army on demand, grants land to lords

Lords and Vassals - protect the King and manage territory

Knights - protect both the lord’s and the King

Peasants and Serfs - worked the land

Question 21

What geographic region of Europe was the least attractive as a home for migrating Germanic tribes?

Answer 21

The Scandinavian Peninsula

Question 22

From what areas did the Viking come?

Answer 22

From Scandinavia, a region of Northern Europe that now includes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Question 23

Name three reasons for the Catholic Church’s great power in medieval Europe.

Answer 23

1. Could Excommunicate people
2. Controlled some land and wealth directly
3. Believed that the Church was the highest authority and the guardian of God’s truth