1.)  Name two of the Germanic tribes that started attacking the Romans around 200 AD.
    2.)  In what year is the Roman Empire said to have "fallen"?
    3.)   Around what year did the decline of the Roman Empire begin?
    4.)  What do you call people (like the Roman tribes that brought Rome to an end) who move about rather than settling down in one place?
    5.)  What was the name given to one German tribe that meant "bold" or "fierce"?
    6.)  Name six things that help make up civilization.
    7.)  What do we call the three hundred years after Rome fell in Western Europe?
    8.)  What is a term for the period A.D. 450 - 1400?
    9.)  What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire that did not fall in 476AD?
  10.)  What is the name of the main city of the Byzantine Empire?
  11.)   What was the earlier name of Constantinople?
  12.)  What two continents meet at Constantinople?
  13.)  During what years was the Byzantine Empire one of the most advanced cultures in the world?
  14.)  Who was the Byzantine ruler from 527 A.D. - 565 who temporarily reclaimed some of the lost European Roman lands?
  15.)  What do we call the important set of laws that Justinian put together?
  16.)  What famous church (now a mosque) did Justinian have built?
  17.)  What was the name of Justinian's wife?
  18.)  What was (and still is) the title of the bishop of Rome and what does this word mean in Greek?
  19.)  Name the two groups that the Christian religion split into (one centered in Rome, one in Constantinople).
  20.)  When the invading Germanic tribes settled in Rome, what religion did they take up?
  21.)  What do you call the men who led very simple lives devoted to work, study, and Christian worship in the Middle Ages?
  22.)  What do you call the place where monks live?
  23.)  What did the monks do to keep knowledge "alive" (in Europe) during the Middle Ages?
  24.)  Whose "classical" writings did the monks keep alive by making beautiful copies of their ancient books?
  25.)  What is the name of the strong Christian leader who became king of the Franks around 800 A.D.?
  26.)  What was Charles the Great (king of the Franks around 800 A.D.) called by his people?
  27.)  What did Charlemagne force the people he conquered to accept?
  28.)  What did the pope do to Charlemagne on Christmas day, in the year 800?
  29.)  What classical language could Charlemagne read?
  30.)  Where was Charlemagne's palace located?
  31.)  What is the other name for the town where Charlemagne's palace was located?
  32.)  What was the name people called Charlemagne's empire?
  33.)   Did Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire really live up to this name?
  34.)  What began to happen to Charlemagne's empire within 30 years of his death in 814?
  35.)  What was the most powerful institution in Europe during the Middle Ages?
  36.)  What invaders were attacking the remains of Charlemagne's empire from the north and from the south?
  37.)  While Charlemagnes empire grew weaker, what grew stronger?
  38.)  What way of life developed in the Middle Ages in Europe?
  39.)  In feudalism, who promissed to protect the villages from thieves and invaders?
  40.)  In feudalism, what were the villagers who promised to serve and be loyal to the lord called?
  41.)  What does the word vassal mean?
  42.)  In feudalism, who served by fighting (often on horseback)?
  43.)  In feudalism, could women serve by becoming knights?
  44.)  Did the church take part in and benefit from the feudal system?
  45.)  Because of the way people served those "above" them who in turn served those "above" them, feudal society has been compared to what?
  46.)  Did people believe that they could move up the ladder of society in the Middle Ages?
  47.)  Were the people in the feudal system most loyal to their lord or their king?
  48.)  What were nine out of ten Europeans in theMiddle Ages?
  49.)  What do you call the land and everything on it owned by a lord or clergyman?
  50.)  What is a lord's stronghold?