Islam
Greatest prophet according to Islam? (its founder)
Muhammed
Most successful crusade?
1st
T or F: The Vikings largely left England alone.
False
Most important figure/position in all of Europe?
Pope
T or F: The Crusades were largely a failure.
True
Most important city in Islam?
Mecca
One reason for the crusades?
Access to Jerusalem, Papal leadership, Unite the European kingdoms and knights who had been infighting.
Which group of people settled England during following the fall of Rome?
Anglo-Saxons
Which two important kingdoms descended from Charlemagne's empire?
France and Germany
T or F: Islam largely spread through peaceful expansion.
False
Most important Shrine in Islam?
Kaaba
Most important crusade (several major figures involved)?
3rd Crusade
King John was forced to sign the what?
Magna Carta
Who became Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD?
Charlemagne
The Pope is based out of which city?
Rome
Why was the Battle of Tours important?
Stopped Islamic expansion
Famous English king who participated in the 3rd Crusade?
Richard the Lionhearted
First King of England?
Alfred
System in which land was exchanged for loyalty and military service?
Feudalism
What type of architecture became popular in the middle ages?
Gothic
Two different sects of Islam?
Sunni and Shia
One of the two knightly orders (we looked at) that protected the holy land?
Templars or Hospitallars
Who won the Battle of Hastings? (King or group)
William/Normans
If the church controlled the people in Europe, who controlled the land?
Kings
Charlemagne was from which group of people?
Franks