The break-up of the Roman Empire
When did Theodosian divided the Roman Empire?
395 AD
From what current country comes most of the Germanic peoples who invaded the Roman Empire?
Germany
What city was the first capital of the visigoth kingdom?
Toulouse
Who is the most famous byzantine emperor?
Justinian
Who is the founder of the Islam, called The Prophet by the muslims?
Muhammad
From which Asian nomadic tribe were the Germanic peoples who invaded the Roman Empire running away?
Huns
Which germanic tribe invaded Italy?
Ostrogoths
Toledo
What was the most famous building of Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
The Hegira marks the beginning of the muslim calendar. What year was it?
622 AD
Who dethroned the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus?
Odoacer
The germanic tribes has written or unwritten laws?
Unwritten laws
Which visigoth king unified the laws of the kingdom with the Liber Iudiciorum?
Recceswinth
Which name received the emperor in the Byzantine Empire?
Basileus
Which is the typical arch of Islamic art?
Horseshoe Arc
When the Western Roman Empire fell?
476 AD
Which three germanic tribes invaded the Iberian Peninsula before the visigoths?
Which are the two most famous visigoth churches preserve?
San Juan de Baños and San Pedro de la Nave
When was conquered Constantinople by the Turks, the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
1453 AD
What is the name of each of the three caliphates that ruled Islam until 1258 AD?
Orthodox, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate
In 451 AD, the Roman Empire and some Germanic allies defeated the Huns of Attila. What is the battle called?
The battle of Catalaunian plains
What kind of Christianism practiced first the germanic tribes?
Arianism
What expression defines better the visigoth monarchy?
Primus inter pares
In the year 1054 the separation of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church was certified. What is this event called?
East-West Schishm
What is the name of the niche in the wall that faces Mecca in mosques?
Mihrab