Charlemagne takes Rome from Byzantine rulers
- 1. Who ruled the Byzantine Empire when Rome was taken by Charlemagne?
A) Constantine the Great
B) Irene of Athens
C) Justinian I
D) Leo III
- 2. What was Charlemagne's title after taking Rome?
A) Pope
B) Holy Roman Emperor
C) King of France
D) Emperor of Byzantium
- 3. What city did Charlemagne make the capital of his empire?
A) Aachen
B) Constantinople
C) Rome
D) Paris
- 4. Who crowned Charlemagne as Emperor in Rome?
A) Pope Innocent III
B) Pope Leo III
C) Pope Gregory I
D) Pope Urban II
- 5. What title did Charlemagne use before becoming Emperor?
A) Duke of Burgundy
B) King of the Franks
C) Earl of Saxony
D) Prince of Bavaria
- 6. Which language did Charlemagne promote during his reign?
A) Arabic
B) Germanic
C) Latin
D) Greek
- 7. Who was Charlemagne's father?
A) Louis the Pious
B) Charles Martel
C) Clovis I
D) Pepin the Short
- 8. Charlemagne's reign is known as the Carolingian _________________.
A) Revolution
B) Renaissance
C) Reformation
D) Enlightenment
- 9. What was the name of Charlemagne's military campaigns against the Saxons?
A) Crusades
B) Viking Raids
C) Hundred Years' War
D) Saxon Wars
- 10. Who succeeded Charlemagne as Emperor of the Franks?
A) Carloman
B) Pepin the Hunchback
C) Charlemagne II
D) Louis the Pious
- 11. What year did Charlemagne die?
A) 867
B) 814
C) 732
D) 899
- 12. Charlemagne's takeover of Rome strengthened which institution's power in Europe?
A) Holy Roman Empire
B) Byzantine Empire
C) Viking Tribes
D) Papacy
- 13. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome contributed to the revival of which type of learning in Europe?
A) Arabic
B) Druidic
C) Norse
D) Classical
- 14. Charlemagne's conquest of Rome established closer ties between the Papacy and which European dynasty?
A) Capetian
B) Carolingian
C) Merovingian
D) Hohenstaufen
- 15. Which ruler of the Lombards did Charlemagne defeat to incorporate their kingdom into his empire?
A) Desiderius
B) Alboin
C) Agilulf
D) Aistulf
- 16. Which Carolingian scholar played a key role in intellectual revival in Europe after Charlemagne's conquest of Rome?
A) Peter of Pisa
B) Notker the Stammerer
C) Einhard
D) Alcuin
- 17. Which religious order was favored and supported by Charlemagne after taking control of Rome?
A) Jesuits
B) Franciscans
C) Dominicans
D) Benedictines
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