Name
Class
Date
Vocabulary Builder
The Early Middle Ages
Section 1
Alps
Eurasia
Northern European Plain
peninsula
rivers
Scandinavia
topography
Ural Mountains
DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word
from the word bank that best completes the sentence.
1. The shape and elevation of land in a region is called
.
2. The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia is called
.
3. Geographers consider the
to be the boundary
between Europe and Asia.
4. The
are the highest mountains in Europe.
5. The
is the location of most of Europe’s major rivers.
6.
is Europe’s largest peninsula.
7. Because
were an easy method of transportation, many
Northern European towns grew up along them.
8. Europe has been called a
of peninsulas.
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Answer Key
The Early Middle Ages
Vocabulary Builder
Section 1
1.
2.
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6.
7.
8.
Biography William the
Conqueror
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
topography
Eurasia
Ural Mountains
Alps
Northern European Plain
Scandinavia
rivers
peninsula
1. Possible answers: William secured
support from the pope. He built an army
an attacked England. He defeated and
killed Harold at the battle of Hastings and
became king in 1066.
2. Possible answers: William organized
military campaigns to put down revolts.
He redistributed lands he took from
disloyal nobles to others who were loyal to
him or to his friends. This helped him stay
in the throne because it drove away those
that were trying to kill or replace him.
Vocabulary Builder
Section 2
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
monks
Middle Ages
Saint Patrick
Charlemagne
monasteries
Saint Benedict
medieval
Biography Eleanor of
Aquitaine
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
1. Possible answers: Eleanor of Aquitaine
helped recruit soldiers to join the
crusades. She went on the Crusades
and helped care for the sick. She married
King Henry II of England, but ruled
the area of Aquitaine in France. She
encouraged three of her sons to start
a rebellion against their father, King
Henry II.
2. Accept all reasonable answers.
Vocabulary Builder
Section 3
1. True
2. True
3. False—A knight who promised to
4.
5.
6.
7.
support a lord in exchange of land was
called a vassal.
True
False—The best soldiers were knights or
warriors who fought on horseback.
True
True
Biography Charles Martel
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
1. Possible answers: Charles Martel was the
illegitimate son of a mayor of the palace
of the Frankish realm. He later became
mayor of the palace. He extended and
united the Frankish realm. He stopped
the Spanish Muslim invasions. He helped
spread Christianity.
2. Possible answers: Martel was put in prison
by his father’s widow, who governed for
her grandsons. He escaped and waged
military campaigns that made him very
powerful. He became powerful enough to
overthrow his father’s widow and become
mayor of the palace.
Vocabulary Builder
Section 4
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
chivalry
haiku
squire
Christian
Shinto
nature
Bushido
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