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Date: ______________________________
Timeline Skills
Analyze the timeline in your book. Also think about what you have learned. Then answer the following questions.
1. The Roman Empire included land in what three present-day continents?
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2. What event led to the recognition of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire?
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3. The city of Constantinople was first known as what? ______________________________________________
4. What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages? ______________________________________________
5. What new church developed in the Byzantine Empire? _____________________________________________
6. For how many years did Justinian I rule the Byzantine Empire? ______________________________________
7. What did Charlemagne accomplish during his reign? ______________________________________________
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8. Why was Henry IV excommunicated? __________________________________________________________
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9. How much longer than 100 years did the Hundred Years’ War really last? _____________________________
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Timeline Challenge: Europe During Medieval Times
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Date: ______________________________
Critical Thinking
Use the timeline and the lessons to answer the following questions.
10. Describe three events that helped cause the fall of the Roman Empire. ________________________________
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11. Explain how Charlemagne’s empire is an example of cooperation between the Church and European
monarchs. Explain how the relationship between Gregory VII and Henry IV shows conflict between the Church
and European monarchs.
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12. Identify three events that eventually led to the decline of feudalism. Briefly explain how each weakened the
feudal system.
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13. If you could add three more events to this timeline, which would they be? List each event, and explain why
you think it is important enough to add to the timeline.
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Timeline Challenge: Europe During Medieval Times