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DIRECTIONS Answer each question by writing a sentence that contains at least one

word from the word bank.

1. What region did the Lombards attack in 774, and what was the result of the attack?

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2. Describe the man who became ruler of the Roman Empire in 799.

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3. How did Charlemagne strengthen the Carolingian kingdom?

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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word pair

that best completes the sentence.

4. To help keep order, Charlemagne chose officials called _______________________

to rule parts of the Empire in his name. (counts/Papal States)

5. Charlemagne claimed defeated lands and _______________________ them into his

sphere of influence. (annexed/incorporated)

Charlemagne incorporated Papal States

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MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that

matches each description.

____ 1. By 800, they ruled much of western and

central Europe

____ 2. Charlemagne invited them to teach and

copy ancient texts

____ 3. Officials who ruled parts of the empire in

Charlemagne’s name

____ 4. Family to which Charlemagne belonged

____ 5. The permanent capital city established by

Charlemagne

____ 6. The group Charlemagne conquered at Pope

Leo III’s request

____ 7. Charlemagne’s father

____ 8. King of the Franks, and Emperor of the

Roman People

____ 9. They rewarded counts who did their jobs

well and punished those who did not

____ 10. A region in central Italy ruled by the pope

a. Papal States

b. Pippin

c. Charlemagne

d. the Lombards

e. Aachen

f. Carolingians

g. scholars

h. counts

i. inspectors

j. the Franks

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Section 2

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

DIRECTIONS Look up the vocabulary terms in the word bank in a dictionary. For each

term, write the dictionary definition that is closest to the definition used in your textbook.

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DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a statement is true

and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write the correct term from the word

bank on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence true.

____ 1. According to the sagas, Viking explorers reached Greenland in 982.

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____ 2. The man who led the Vikings to North America was Rollo.

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____ 3. The Vikings’ mapmaking skills enabled them to cross expanses of ocean in

search of wealth, prestige, and new lands.

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Leif Eriksson navigation sagas

navigation sagas Leif Eriksson

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TRUE/FALSE Read each FALSE statement below. On the line provided, replace the

underlined words with a term from the word bank to make the sentence TRUE.

1. The peace Charlemagne brought to western Europe has lasted until the present time.

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2. The Viking raids started because the Vikings had trouble feeding their growing

population in England.

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3. Among the places the Magyars settled were Iceland, Greenland, and North America.

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4. The Magyars were the ancestors of the present-day Norwegians.

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5. The Magyar army raided and destroyed churches in Rome, including Saint Peter’s

Basilica.

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Scandinavia Muslims from Spain and North Africa

Hungarians Vikings before his death

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the word bank to

replace the underlined definition.

1. The system built around large estates was at the heart of medieval economics.

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2. To defend their castles, nobles used highly skilled soldiers who fought on horseback.

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3. Anyone who accepted a plot of land given to a knight for his service was called a

vassal.

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4. A knight had to take an oath of loyalty to his lord.

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DIRECTIONS For each term below, write a word that has the same meaning.

5. prohibition __________________________________________________________

6. serfs _______________________________________________________________

7. feudal system ________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS For each term below, write a word that means the opposite.

8. fealty ______________________________________________________________

9. vassal ______________________________________________________________

fief knights manorial system fealty

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MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best choice in the

space provided.

____ 1. Land given to a knight for his

services was called a

a. vassal.

b. fealty.

c. fief.

d. serf.

____ 2. The feudal system developed

a. in response to invasions.

b. to grow more crops.

c. to provide manors for lords.

d. to protect the Church.

_____ 3. A typical manor would include

a. a church.

b. a grinding mill.

c. a blacksmith.

d. all of the above

_____ 4. Early castles were built for

a. comfort.

b. beauty.

c. defense.

d. animals.

FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word

pair that best completes the sentence.

5. Skilled soldiers, called __________________________, fought for local nobles to

defend their land. (serfs/knights)

6. The system of exchanging land for service was called

__________________________. (feudal system/manorial system)

7. The promise a knight made to protect his lord and remain loyal was called a(n)

__________________________. (fealty/fief)

8. In medieval Europe the system that governed economics was called the

__________________________ system. (feudal/manorial)

9. In exchange for labor and a portion of the crops they grew, workers received a place

to live and __________________________ from invaders. (protection/alliances)

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10. It was the goal of every manor lord to make his manor

__________________________, or able to produce everything people there needed

to live. (dependent/self-sufficient)

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Section 4

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the word bank to

replace the underlined definition.

1. The council that helped end the nobles’ rebellion in the 1260s eventually developed

into this governing body that still makes England’s laws today.

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2. The campaigns by Christian states to retake the Iberian Peninsula took advantage of

the civil war in Muslim Spain.

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3. Survey results were collected in the object that William the Conqueror used to create

a central tax system for England.

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4. The document that restricted the king’s power and outlined the rights of the nobles

became one of the most important historical documents of all time.

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DIRECTIONS In the space provided, write the word from the word bank below that best

matches each description.

_________________________ 5. member of a noble French family; first Capetian to

hold power; extended power of monarchy through

France

_________________________ 6. duke of Saxony; German nobles supported him

becoming German king; pope made him Emperor of

the Romans

Domesday Book Magna Carta Parliament Reconquista

William the Conqueror Eleanor of Aquitaine Hugh Capet

Otto the Great Alfred the Great

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_________________________ 7. fought Harold in the Battle of Hastings; became king

of England; claimed land in England as personal

property

_________________________ 8. stopped Viking campaign; descendants ruled

England for centuries; pushed Vikings north of

London

_________________________ 9. French duchess; married Henry II; ruled all of

England and about half of France

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Section 4

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that

matches each description.

____ 1. Drove the Vikings to the Danelaw

____ 2. Wife of Henry II, with her husband ruled all

of England and about half of France

____ 3. The governing body of England

____ 4. Called Moors by the Christians

____ 5. The victor of the Battle of Hastings

____ 6. Created by union of Aragon and Castile

____ 7. A document containing many provisions

that restricted the king’s power

____ 8. Survey used to create a central tax system

____ 9. Extended the power of the monarchy

throughout France

____ 10. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the

mid-900s

a. William the Conqueror

b. Domesday Book

c. Spain

d. Alfred the Great

e. Eleanor of Aquitaine

f. Parliament

g. Capetians

h. Magna Carta

i. Otto the Great

j. Muslims

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Section 5

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

DIRECTIONS Answer each question by writing a sentence that contains at least one

word from the word bank.

1. Who stood up to the Holy Roman Emperor, and what was the argument about?

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2. How was the influence of the church changing around 1000?

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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word pair

that best completes the sentence.

3. In the late 1000s, the Holy Roman Emperor was _______________________.

(Pope Gregory VII/Henry IV)

4. Popes of the late 1000s were _______________________ to change the way

members of the clergy were chosen. (authorized/resolved)

5. The papal term in office is called the _______________________.

(pontificate/piety)

piety Henry IV Pope Gregory VII

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Full Survey Chapter 13 The Early Middle Ages

FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word

pair that best completes the sentence.

1. The majority of people in Europe were __________________________ and religion

touched almost every aspect of their lives. (Christian/Muslim)

2. __________________________ is a person’s level of devotion to their religion.

(Fealty/Piety)

3. In the mid-1000s a pope with high ideals named __________________________

wanted to rid the church of corrupt practices such as buying and selling offices.

(Gregory VII/Leo IX)

4. After the pope in Rome excommunicated the bishop of Constantinople, the Christian

Church split in two: Roman Catholics and __________________________.

(Orthodox/Monastics)

5. The papal term in office is called the __________________________.

(pontificate/piety)

6. Pope __________________________ stood up to the Holy Roman emperor Henry

IV. (Leo IX/Gregory VII)

7. Holy Roman emperor Henry IV believed that he and other rulers should have the

authority to name __________________________ to serve in their lands.

(clergy/knights)

8. When someone is cast out of a church it is called __________________________.

(excommunication/pontificate)

9. The monastery at __________________________ became the core of a network of

monasteries stretched across Western Europe. (Rome/Cluny)

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10. One result of the conflict between pope and king was that

the__________________________ became one of the strongest figures in Europe.

(bishop/pope)