Islam
The sayings of Muhammad are collected together in _________.
What is hadith?
Senior officials in the Frankish kingdoms were called ____________, later known as "counts."
Who are comites?
This semi-legendary chieftain founded a princely dynasty at Kiev in 860.
Who was Ruiruk?
Pieces of land called ____________ were granted by feudal lords.
What are fiefs?
____________ Muslims believe that Muhammad designated his cousin and son-in-law Ali to be imam, or leader.
BONUS (+100): In what modern country can one expect to find this group of Muslims as a majority group?
She was Muhammad's first wife.
Who is Khadija?
BONUS (+200): What is the name of Muhammad and Khadija's daughter who married Ali?
The ______________ dynasty was established by Clovis in 481 in France and kept alive some Roman institutions and traditions.
Who are the Merovingians?
These descendants of the Vikings became the high-ranking nobles in Russia, holding their lands as private property.
Who are the boyars?
In the feudal system in medieval Europe, _________ gave their loyalty to a lord in exchange for a fief.
Who are vassals?
"There is one GOD and Muhammad is his messenger." In Islam, what is this profession of faith called?
What is the shahada?
What is the Ka'ba?
Who is the dux?
Vikings conquered or settled in all of the following except _______________.
A. Normandy
B. Sicily
C. Iceland
D. Hungary
E. Ukraine
Where is Hungary?
Manorialism in medieval Europe meant that ____________ provided work and goods for a lord in exchange for protection.
Who were serfs?
Alcuin led the school at ____________, which was the seat of the "Carolingian renaissance." Alcuin was originally from ____________.
Which of the following practices is not permissible in Islam?
A. Drinking alcohol
B. Gambling
C. Polygyny
D. Charging interest
E. Eating pork
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: How many wives does the Qur'an permit a man to have?
This man defeated a Muslim army at the Battle of Poitiers/Tours (732) and helped establish the Franks as "defenders of Christian Europe."
Who is Charles Martel?
BONUS (+100): Why was he called Martel?
The Vikings called their slaves _________.
Who are thralls?
The invasions of these three people groups helped accelerate the process of "enserfing" the free farmers of Europe in the 8th-10th centuries?
This is the name of the Persian empire that lay east of the Arabian peninsula and eventually capitulated to Arab conquest.
Who are the Sassanids?
Name the Five Pillars of Islam.
1. Prayer
2. Profession of Faith
3. Almsgiving
4. Hajj to Mecca
5. Fasting during Ramadan
What happened in the famous Christmas day coronation of 800? What was in it for both parties involved?
Answers may somewhat vary.
Rather than fight the Northmen, this king surrendered lands in northern France and allowed them to create a new multicultural society there.
Who is Charles the Simple?
How did the manorial and/or feudal systems emerge from the Late Roman Empire? (Yes, I am making you connect themes from chapters 7 and 8. You got this.).
Answers are likely to vary.
This became Charlemagne's Latin motto.
What is "renovatio romani imperi"?