The name given to the religious and political leader of Islam after Muhammad
What is the Caliph?
100
When a person pledged loyalty to a noble in exchange for land, and military service this person was called a vassal.
What is feudalism?
100
The occupation of the Western Roman Empire by various German tribes.
What is the Germanic Kingdoms?
100
The codification of Roman law, was the basis for many legal systems in Europe.
What is the Body of Civil Law?
200
He received revelations from god through the angel Gabriel. From these revelations the Quaran was written.
Who is Muhammad the Prophet?
200
Syria, Egypt, North Africa, The Persian empire, Persia, Mesopotamia, central Asia and Southern Spain.
What places did the Arabic empire conquer?
200
The Muslims, the Maygars and the Vikings settled in different parts of Europe.
Who invaded Europe after the death of Charlemagne?
200
A payment made by the wrongdoer to the offended family and a method to test the innocence of a person.
What is Wergild and the Ordeal?
200
A Greek and Christian state.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
300
Baghdad, Cairo and Damascus were hubs of cultural and economic activity.
What were some of the trading cities of Islamic Civilization?
300
Under the Umayyad dynasty warriors were the ideal citizens. under the Abbasid rule intellectuals were prized
What is the difference between the rule of the Umayyad and the rule of the Abbasids?
300
These became very popular in the twelfth century.
What is a Knights Tournament?
300
The name given to the way of life where you separate yourself from society and give yourself to god.
What is monasticism?
300
Leader of the Muslim forces that conquered the city of Jerusalem.
Who is Saladin?
400
It is a sign of status and modesty even before the time of Islam.
What is a veil or hijab?
400
Persians and Turks were trained to serve the caliphs but they eventually dominated the bureaucracy of the Arab empires.
What did the Caliphs do to fill spots in the civil service?
400
A code that outlined how a knight should act towards different parts of his life.
What is the code of chivalry?
400
The pope is in charge of the bishops. Who were in turn in charge of the priests of a group of parishes.
What is the organization of the church?
400
The formal excommunication of the Eastern Orthodox Church from the Catholic Church
What is the Schism?
500
Muslims translated many greek philosophies into arabic preserving them, they created a discipline of algebra, knew the earth was round and stressed the idea of contagious diseases
What did Muslims contribute to philosophy, mathematics, astronomy and medicine?
500
The Seljuk Turks created it after taking control of military and political power of the Arabic empire in 1055
What is the title of sultan?
500
Gave written recognition to the fact a monarch's power was limited not absolute.
What is the Magna Carta?
500
First person to be crowned Roman Emperor after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the father of the Carolingian renaissance and a strong military leader.
Who is Charlemagne?
500
Military expeditions form the eleventh to the thirteenth century sponsered by the Pope to regain the Holy Lands from the Muslims.