Chapter 13: Early Middle Ages
Chapter Test Review
Name:_______________________
What was the period of time derived from the Latin words for “middle” and “age?”
Which Frankish ruler defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tours?
Charlemagne and his heirs were leaders of which empire?
What are 3 accomplishments of Charlemagne?
What is a fief?
The ____?____ Church grew in importance after the Roman Empire declined in the Middle Ages.
Near-total authority within a fief was given to the ____________
William the Conqueror earned his title by:
Friars are best described as:
Who did the Pope anoint as the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800 A.D?
Feudal society was characterized by what type of relationships?
Those farmers who could not leave the manor without permission were called:
King __?__ was forced to sign the Magna Carta in __?__ at __?__.
The ___?___ was the strongest spiritual and political leader of western Europe after Rome lost power in the A.D. 400s.
Under Henry II, feudal rules in England were replaced by traditions and court decisions that came to be known as:
Who seized the French throne and established a dynasty that strengthened the power of the monarchy and brought
French feudal lords under royal control in A.D. 987?
Why did William of Normandy order the creation of the Domesday Book?
Which archbishop opposed Henry II’s reform that brought priests under the jurisdiction of the royal courts?
The feudal obligations betweens lords and vassals were made official in the ___?___ ceremony.
The goal of the Inquisition was to:
Which agreement allowered the emperor to name bishops and grant them land and gave the pope the right to reject
any unworthy candidates?
Charlemagne appointed local officials called ___?___ to solve local problems, stop feuds, and protect the weak.
The structure of feudalism dictated that each lord was a ___?___, or a noble who served and pledged loyalty to a lord
of the next higher rank.
In return for their lands, nobles were expected to provide ___?___, or mounted warriors, for the royal army.
The economic ties between a landowning noble and the peasants who worked the land revolved around the system of
agricultural production called ___?___.
Church masses of the Middle Ages were said in which language?
Who was the Roman official who founded a monastery in Monte Cassino, Italy that would serve as a model for monks
throughout Europe?
Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV of Germany argued over ___?____, or the practice of non-religious leaders appointing
bishops and other church officials to religious offices.
The Great Council created by Henry I of England would later be called what?
After a disagreement with the Pope Gregory VII, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was:
Who was responsible for driving the Danes out of England in A.D. 886 and uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was:
Which king of the Franks became the first Germanic ruler to accept Catholicism?
The Catholic Church taught people that the only way to receive God’s grace was through the:
The most threatening invasions of the Carolingian kingdoms came from the ____?____ from Scandinavia to the north.
Because of the lack of a strong central government and constant warfare, nobles built ___?___ for defense.
Henry II established the ___?___, a type of trial in which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined in court.
In A.D. 1059, a church council declared that political leaders could no longer choose the pope, and instead, the pope
would be selected by a gathering of ___?___.
The most important obligation owed to one’s lord was ___?___ for a period of 40 - 60 days per year.
A nobleman’s son began training for the knighthood at age 7, and became a ___?___ at age 15.
Saint Francis of Assisi founded which order of friars?
Who was in the secular clergy? Who was in the regular clergy? What was the difference?
What were the obligations of a knight according to the code of chivalry?
By A.D. 700, political power had passed from kings to government officials known as:
Where did the wealth of a feudal lord come from?
What did the Magna Carta state?
The denial of basic Church teachings is called:
The House of Commons in England was made up of:
Where did the emerging middle class get their wealth from during the reign of Henry III?
The strongest Germanic group to emerge during the A.D. 400’s was the:
Charlemagne controlled his vast empire by relying on local officials called:
What were the 3 dominant influences of the Early Middle Ages?
What is a manor?
Nobles were required to provide what in return for the grants of land given to them by their lords?
What were two improvements that gradually boosted the productivity of the manors?
Economic life in the Middle Ages centered around a system of agricultural production called:
Which of the following pairs is not accurate?
A. the Vikings/Scandinavia
B. Magyars/Turkey
C. Muslims/North Africa D. Angles and Saxons/England
All of the following are characteristic of medieval castles EXCEPT:
A. habitation by both humans and animals
C. a square tower called a keep
B. all-wooden construction through the 1200s
D. a large open area called a bailey
In the Treaty of Verdun, who got what?
All of the following were Frankish rulers EXCEPT:
A. Pepin the Short
B. Clovis
C. Charles Martel
D. Leo III
What name was given to the early Frankish rulers after King Meroweg?
What was the name of the dynasty created by Charlemagne?
Who crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Empieror in 800 A.D.?
How was the feudal system structured?
What alphabet did missionaries bring to the Germanic tribes?
Which group chose the Pope?
What was the name of the court set up to find and punish heretics?
What book was the first history of England?
Which battle determined the ruler of England?
What was the name of the first census taken in England since the Roman Empire?
What did the Great Council of England eventually become known as?
Which house of Parliament did the nobles and clergy belong to? the knights and burgesses?
Which French ruler expanded his control over most of France?
What did Phillip II (Phillip Augustus) do for France?
What did Phillip IV (Phillip the Fair) do for France?
What was the major reason that the German nobles remained weak?
What did Otto the Great do for Germany?
What was Frederick Barbarossa’s main problem as Holy Roman Emperor?
What was the compromise between Pope Greogry VII and King Henry IV?
What power was given to the Pope in the Concordat of Worms? What power was given to the King in the Concordat of Worms?
What idea was the basis of the Pope’s claim for spiritual authority over all Christians?
What 2 ideas did the Catholic Church teach?
What were the sacraments of the Catholic Church?
Where did most of what the average person learned about Christianity come from?
How did most people have contact with the Church?
What did Benedict create for monasteries?
What is an abbot?
Who was the head of a convent?
What did the regular clergy preserve?
What else did monasteries and convents provide for their communities?
Where did Pope Gregory I send missionaries in A.D. 597?
What was lay investiture?
Which powerful pope tried to reform the Catholic Church?
What was excommunication?
What was the goal of the Inquisition?
Who were the friars?
What English king first united England in 886?
What was the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
What is the name of the battle that decided the ruler of England?
What was the Exchequer?
What king developed the court system in England?
What developed in each community to send men to trial?
Who came to power in Paris in A.D. 987?
Who made up the Estates General in France?
What caused conflict between Otto the Great and the Pope?