Barbarians, Christianity, & Charlemagne Quiz
Study your NOTES, MOVIE SHEET, and PACKETS as well!
This is a guide not an all-inclusive list!
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Barbarians
o What are the barbarian tribes we studied?
o Visigoths, Vikings, Huns, Saxons, Franks, Anglos, Picts, Vandals, Celts,
Ostrogoths
 Where are they located?
 Visigoths – Western Goth (located in the west)
 Ostrogoths – Eastern Goth (located in eastern Europe)
 Vikings – Scandinavia  Britain (monastery/town) 
Gaul/Germany
 Huns – Asia  eastern/central Europe
 Saxons – Germany  England
 Anglos – Germany  England
 Franks - Germany  Gaul (founders of France)
 Picts - Britain and Scotland
 Vandals - Germany  Gaul  Spain  North Africa  Med.
Islands
 Celts - England  Ireland  England  Ireland/Scotland
 How did barbarians first come to Europe?
 Migrated, refugees, slaves, prisoners
 Major events involving barbarians (sack of Rome, Merovingian
dynasty, first Viking invasion, ect.)
 Sack of Rome  Visigoths arrive 408, siege for two years 
in 410 C.E. sack Rome in three days
 Names of major barbarian figures (Attila the Hun, Clovis, ect.)
 Attila the Hun  leader of the Huns  empire falls apart
after his death
 Clovis  leader of the Franks, first Frank to become
Christian
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o Who controls Gaul? Germany? Britain? Spain?
 Gaul – Franks
 Germany – First Saxons, Angles then  FRANKS  then the
Vikings
 Britain  Saxons, Anglos, Celts, (Picts), Vikings!
 Spain  (Vandals, Visigoths) Muslims
Christianity
o Who is Jesus?  Teacher, considered the Messiah some Jews who become
Christians
 What did he teach?
  equality, forgiveness of sins, do good to others
When did he live? Die? Who killed him?
  approx.. 0 C.E./6 C.E. his birth
  33 – 36 C.E. his death
  Romans, Pontius Pilate
o What religion does Christianity come from?
 Judaism
o Christian persecution
 Emperors who persecuted Christians
 Nero
 Marcus Aurelius
 Trajan  “do not seek them out but if they are before you,
you can kill them” says this to governor Pliny
 Diocletian
 How were Christians persecuted
 Exiled, killed, fed to lions, stoned
o Spread of Christianity
 Where did it spread?
 All through Europe, Eastern Roman Empire
 How did it spread?
 Missionaries (Paul, Peter)
 Who spreads Christianity to Rome  Paul
 Peter becomes Bishop then Pope
o People who were involved with Christianity
 Jesus  messiah to the Christians
 Peter & Paul  missionaries
 Constantine  first emperor to become Christian, writes Edict of
Milan (313 C.E.)
 Clovis  leader of the Franks, first Christian Frank
 Charlemagne  Charles  Charles the Great (Charlemagne)
 Becomes Charlemagne in 800 C.E.  Holy Roman Emperor
of the Holy Roman Empire
 Dies 814 C.E.
 Spreads Christianity
 Lasting legacies  his empire, schools, saves Roman works,
sets offices that will be reflected in the High Middles Ages
(feudalism)
o Significance of the Edict of Milan  Freedom of religion for EVERYONE
(not just Christians)
Charlemagne
o Who was the first king of the Franks?  Clovis
o Who is the first emperor of the Franks Charles the Great (Charlemagne)
o What is the mayor of the palace?  Runs the kingdom (holds the power
because the kings were weak)
o Carolingian Dynasty (road to Charlemagne)
 Charles “the Hammer” Martel
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 Charles (Charlemagne)
What areas of Europe does Charlemagne control?
  France, Germany, parts of Italy (Papal States) NOT SPAIN!
What barbarians does Charlemagne conquer? What is his major battle
loss?
  German Saxons, Lombards
When was Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor? Christmas Day
800 C.E.
How long did he rule as Emperor? When and how does he die?
 14 years, dies in Germany in 814 C.E., dies of natural causes (fever)
What happened to his empire after he died?
 Passes to Louis I  he is weak  Louis I’s three sons take over
 Empire splits into 3 parts, Vikings invade, war, internal conflict
 Empire fall apart 
Lasting legacies of Charlemagne
 Offices are created (early feudal structure)
 Schools/education
 Creates the monetary system
 Works of ancient Rome are preserved