Feudalism in Europe:
Invaders Attack Western Europe(pp. 358-360) /
____ 1. Which of the following groups was called the Northmen?
a. / Franksb. / Vikings
c. / Magyars
d. / Lombards
____ 2. What was the ethnic background of the Vikings?
a. / Asianb. / Arabic
c. / Turkish
d. / Germanic
3. What was at the end of the prow of most Viking warships?
4. In what shallow depth of water could a Viking warship sail?
5. What Viking explorer reached North America around A.D. 1000?
6. Vikings looted inland monasteries. They were so ruthless that Christians said a special prayer asking for protection from the Vikings. Why did Vikings eventually stop raiding monasteries? /____ 7. Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that
a. / feudal lords successfully unified for defense.b. / farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved.
c. / Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homeland.
d. / Leif Ericson turned Viking attention to the exploration of new lands.
8. From what present-day country in eastern Europe did the Magyars attack?
9. What did the Magyars take from the lands they invaded?
10. In what present-day country did Muslims establish the Caliphate of Cordova?
____ 11. Which invaders traveled primarily across the Mediterranean Sea?
a. / Vikingsb. / Muslims
c. / Magyars
d. / all of the above
____ 12. From what region or country did the Vikings come?
a. / Byzantine Empireb. / Russia
c. / France
d. / Scandinavia
____ 13. Which invaders reached Constantinople during the period covered by this map?
a. / Vikingsb. / Muslims
c. / Magyars
d. / all of the above
____ 14. What region or country suffered raids from all three types of invaders?
a. / Russiab. / France
c. / Scandinavia
d. / Byzantine Empire
____ 15. Which invaders traveled farthest from their homeland?
a. / Vikingsb. / Muslims
c. / Magyars
d. / all of the above
____ 16. Which invaders' route is shown as basically a single round-trip?
a. / Vikingsb. / Magyars
c. / Muslims
d. / all of the above