Norman Conquest 4

In what year did the Normans sail across the English Channel to England?

• 1095

• 1130

• 911

• 1066

Who was the king of the Franks who negotiated peace with the Viking leader Rollo?

• William the Conqueror

• Charles

• Roger II

• Harold Godwinson

What was the name of the land granted to the Viking leader Rollo by the king of the Franks?

• Normandy

• Sicily

• Wales

• Jerusalem

What significant event is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry?

• The signing of peace between Charles and Rollo

• The construction of the Kingdom of Sicily

• The Norman conquest of England

• The First Crusade

What was the Domesday Book?

• A survey recording population and land ownership in England

• A compilation of the world's geographical knowledge

• The first recorded use of heavy cavalry charge tactics

• A record of the Norman conquests across Europe

Which languages were official in the Kingdom of Sicily under Roger II?

• Norman French and Arabic

• Latin and Greek

• Latin, Greek, Norman French, and Arabic

• Latin, Greek, and Norman French

What was the outcome of the First Crusade for the Normans?

• They established Christian control in parts of the Middle East

• They merged with the local populations and disappeared

• They lost control of Normandy

• They were defeated by Harold Godwinson

What architectural styles are combined in the churches built in Palermo?

• Latin-style architecture, Arab ceilings, and Byzantine domes

• Norman and Viking

• Arab and Norman French

• Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque

Why aren't the Normans still around as a distinct group?

• They were defeated in battle

• They merged with the societies they conquered

• They returned to Scandinavia

• They were absorbed by the Frankish kingdom

What was the primary reason for the Norman knights' travels to the Mediterranean?

• To participate in the First Crusade

• To escape from the Frankish kingdom

• Inspired by tales of pilgrims returning from Jerusalem

• To conquer new lands for farming