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The Early Middle Ages
Chapter Guide
Geography
1. What is the shape and elevation of the land in a region called?
2. What does the geography and climates of northern and
southern Europe cause?
Europe after the Fall of Rome
3. Who were most important people in spreading Christianity
throughout Europe?
4. What are some activities that monks probably did?
5. Who was Saint Patrick?
6. How did monks influence life outside the monasteries?
7. How did missionaries and monks spread Christianity?
8. What were Clovis’s accomplishments?
9. What was Charlemagne most interested in?
10. What was Charlemagne’s accomplishments?
11. Why were Europeans so frightened of the Vikings?
Feudalism and Manor Life
12. What did the invasions of Europe by the Viking, Magyar, and
Muslim directly cause?
13. What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge loyalty
to a lord?
14. When did Feudalism begin to spread in Britain?
15. Who was William the Conqueror?
16. Describe what may be included in the Manor System.
17. What caused the growth of European cities around the year
1000 and caused an which have enduring legacies?
18. What was the result of the interrelationships among improved
agricultural production of Medieval Europe?
19. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?
20. Why is Eleanor of Aquitaine significant?
Feudal Societies: Japan and Europe
21. What is the major difference between Japanese and
European art during
the Middle Ages?
22. What conclusion can you draw about the connection between
religion and feudalism?
Answer Key
Geography
1. What is the shape and elevation of the land in a region called?
Topography
2. What does the geography and climates of northern and
southern Europe cause?
People to adopt to their environment
Europe after the Fall of Rome
3. Who were most important people in spreading Christianity
throughout Europe?
Monks, Missionaries, Popes
4. What are some activities that monks probably did?
Read, meditation, praying, writing
5. Who was Saint Patrick?
Spread Christianity to Ireland
6. How did monks influence life outside the monasteries?
By providing health care, running schools, saving ancient
writings, and serving as scribes and advisers to local
rulers
7. How did missionaries and monks spread Christianity?
Missionaries traveled to spread Christianity, while monks
built monasteries in remote locations where they taught
about Christianity
8.What were Clovis’s accomplishment?
Clovis was a Frank who brought Christianity to Gaul
9.What was Charlemagne most interested in?
Power and spreading Christianity
10.What were Charlemagne’s accomplishments?
He built schools across Europe, wanted great power,
spread Christianity, and crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
11.Why were Europeans so frightened of the Vikings?
They looted towns and monasteries and used their
prisoners as slaves
Feudalism and Manor Life
12. What did the invasions of Europe by the Viking, Magyar, and
Muslim directly cause?
Feudalism
13. What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge loyalty
to a lord?
Land called fief
14. When did Feudalism begin to spread in Britain? 1000s
15. Who was William the Conqueror?
William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy who
defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings and
brought feudalism to Britain.
16. Describe what may be included in the Manor System.
Stone castles or homes of the lord, small peasant homes,
pastures, fields, and serfs who were tied to the land they
worked.
17. What caused the growth of European cities around the year
1000 and caused an which have enduring legacies?
New agricultural technology caused the growth of
European cities around 1000 such as heavier plow and the
horse collar. With agricultural improvements there was an
increase in food production, population growth, and trade.
18. What was the result of the interrelationships among improved
agricultural production of Medieval Europe?
With an increase of trade, knights began to ask for money
instead of land as well as peasants and serfs leaving the
manor system resulting in a fall of feudalism.
19. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful people
in the Middle Ages.
20. Why is Eleanor of Aquitaine significant?
She was first the Queen of France and annulled her
marriage to become Queen of England. She ruled her own
land at a time when women did not have any power.
Feudal Societies: Japan and Europe
21. What is the major difference between Japanese and
European art during the Middle Ages?
While European art focused mainly on religious themes,
Japanese art centered on themes of nature
22. What conclusion can you draw about the connection between
religion and feudalism?
Feudal System does not need any religion. It could exists
without religion.