World Civilizations: The Franks

Question 1

Who invaded the Roman Empire?

Answer 1

Germanic Tribes

Question 2

What did the invasion of Rome disrupt?

Answer 2

Trade and Central Government

Question 3

What did people do in response to Germanic Invasion

Answer 3

Flee cities to the countryside

Question 4

What did the fall of the Roman Empire and Germanic invasions mark?

Answer 4

The beginning of the dark ages

Question 5

What was the long term result of the Germanic invasions?

Answer 5

• Loss of learning
• Loss of a common language
• Stopped innovation
• Lost Greek and Roman culture

Question 6

What developed as a result of blending Latin with German?

Answer 6

Dialects were formed

Question 7

What replaced Roman Provinces?

Answer 7

Germanic Kingdoms

Question 8

What did the church provide for people?

Answer 8

A sense of order and security

Question 9

What changed about the concept of government when the barbarians took over?

Answer 9

• Germans were held together by loyalty, not a central government
• Small communities were formed that had unwritten rules and traditions
• Warriors were loyalty to their chief and lived in their lord’s hall

Question 10

Who ruled over the Germanic Kingdom Gaul?

Answer 10

Clovis

Question 11

What was the name for the Germanic People?

Answer 11

Franks

Question 12

What did Clovis do in 496 that was significant?

Answer 12

Converted to Christianity

Question 13

With the church’s help, what was clovis able to do?

Answer 13

Unite the Franks into one big kingdom

Question 14

Who wrote the rules for monks?

Answer 14

Benedict

Question 15

What’s the name for where a monk lives and teaches?

Answer 15

Monastery

Question 16

Who created the rules that governed nuns?

Answer 16

Scholastica

Question 17

What’s the name for where a nun lives and teaches?

Answer 17

Convent

Question 18

Who was the first Pope to turn the church secular and what did he do?

Answer 18

Pope Gregory I, moved the Pope’s palace to Rome

Question 19

What did Gregory I do in cooperation with the Franks?

Answer 19

• Rose armies
• Cared for the poor
• Negotiated treaties

Question 20

What did the alliance between the Franks and the Church create?

Answer 20

A Christendom

Question 21

Who was Charles Martel?

Answer 21

The mayor of the palace, Major Domo

Question 22

What was the battle in which Charles Martel defeats a Muslim force; defending Western Europe from certain invasion?

Answer 22

The Battle of Tours

Question 23

Who was the son of Charles Martel who became king?

Answer 23

Pepin the Short

Question 24

What was the name of the Dynasty that Pepin created?

Answer 24

The Carolingian Dynasty

Question 25

Who was the son of Pepin that took over the throne?

Answer 25

Charlemagne

Question 26

How did Charlemagne extend Frankish rule?

Answer 26

His armies reunited Western Europe and spread Christianity

Question 27

What did Charlemagne do in 800 that was significant?

Answer 27

He traveled to Rome to protect Pope Leo II from mobs, and on Christmas Day he was given the title of "Roman Emperor," by the Pope

Question 28

What did Charlemagne do to improve his kingdom?

Answer 28

- Limited the power of nobles by ruling through counts | - Encouraged learning and opened monasteries

Question 29

Who was the son of Charlemagne who first ruled after his death, and what did he do?

Answer 29

Louis the Pious, ruled poorly

Question 30

What treaty split the Frankish Empire into 3 kingdoms?

Answer 30

The Treaty of Verdun