1. Early Kingdoms of Medieval Europe
Unit 5 32a, 32b,
World History Atlas
Pages 57&58

2. 1. Time & Change
1066
Vikings’ first raid strikes Portland, England
Magna Carta gives rights to free men in England
1215
789
Normans
take control
of England
Hundred
Years’ War
Is Fought

3. 2. Gathering the Facts F T T F
A. The Middle Ages was a time of great learning and culture for Europeans. ________
B. The Middle Ages is also called the medieval era.
___________
C. Barbarian kings, wanting to be more civilized, became Roman Catholics. __________
D. Many Barbarian tribes established kingdoms in Eastern Europe. __________ F T T F

4. 3. History Through Maps Visigoths St. Patrick 461-644 Vandals
A. Which Tribe established the 1st Barbarian Kingdom? ____________________
B. Who brought Christianity to Ireland? ________________________
C. When did Roman Catholicism spread throughout the barbarian kingdoms? __________________
D. Which Barbarian tribe established a kingdom in Africa? ______________________
E. In which direction did the Slavs migrate? _________________________
Which tribe did the Byzantines defeat? ________________
Who conquered the Ostrogoths? __________________
Visigoths
St. Patrick
Vandals
West & South
Vandals
Lombards

5. 4. People and Cultures A. Slave B. Vandalism Slavs, a tribe that lost
C. Frank
D. Barbarian
Slavs, a tribe that lost
many people to slavery
Vandals, a tribe that looted
Rome
Franks, who thought violence was
more direct than laws or diplomacy
An Imitation of how
Barbarians talked

6. 5. People and their Environment
A. Who became the sole ruler of the Frankish Empire?_____________________
B. Which 4 regions did Charlemagne conquer between 771 and 814? __________________________________________
C. Which regions did Charlemagne conquer but not rule? __________________________________________
D. Where was Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the West? _______________
E. How long did the Frankish empire last? _______________
F. When did the Empire break up? __________
Charlemagne
Lombardy, Saxony, Spanish March, & Papal States
Brittany, Croatia, Moravia, and Bohemia
Rome
72 Years
843

7. 6. Thinking About History
A. What is the pope leader of?
The Roman Catholic Church
B. Why was the pope’s crowning of Charlemagne significant?
Answer may include: The pope was a very powerful figure in Western Europe, the pope gave Charlemagne great authority.