Terms
Muslim place of worship
mosque
St. Ambrose
476
fall of Rome
Vikings pillage and plunder an island off the East coast of Britannia
the first invasion of Lindesfarne
the queen of cities
Constantinople
property or money brought by a spouse to marriage
dowry
Alfred the Great
330
Constantinople becomes eastern capital
king sends missionary to the "Angels, not Angles"
Gregory the Great and Augustine in England
the birthplace of Islam
Arabia
Viking men who memorized and recited traditions
scald
Frankish king; son of Charles Martel
Pepin the Short
622
The Hegira; founding of Islam
Justinian's territory
the Byzantine Empire
large tract of land give to someone to exercise control
fief
the "scourge of God"
Attila
800
Charlemagne crowned emperor
the Mediterranean Sea
acquittal from a charge or accusation
compurgation
Frankish king who defeated the Moors
Charles Martel
1060
Battle of Hastings; Norman Invasion
where the Norseman settled and ruled
Normandy/Gaul/France