Fall of Rome Dates
1453 A.D.
When was the fall of the Byzantine (Western Roman) Empire?
Agriculture and livestock
What was the economic base of the Germanic kingdoms?
Who was the Basileus?
The Islamic community.
What is the Umma?
Frankish and Visigoth
Who were the French/German and Iberian germanic kingdoms?
1492 A.D.
When was America "discovered" by Christopher Columbus?
Important social class in the early Middle Ages, provided security to the peasants in a time when the kings weren't powerful enough to do so.
Who were the nobles (nobility)?
Peasants paid taxes to the emperor in exchange for protection. They made up the basis of this entity.
What was the imperial army?
Year 630
When did Muhammad conquer Mecca anad start to expand outside of the Arabian Peninsula?
Caliph
Who was the highest authority in the Caliphate?
476 A.D.
When was the fall of the (Western) Roman Empire? When did the Germanic tribes invade the Roman Empire?
Heir of the Frankish kingdoms, he created a centralized administration and established dominance over the nobility.
Who was Charlemagne?
The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Patriarch as its head.
What was the great schism?
Irrigation, gunpowder, and the compass
What were some inventions of Islamic civilizations?
Catholocism and Orthodox
What were the main religions of Byzantine Empire?
1789 A.D.
When was the end of the Early Modern Age?
One group was obedient to the monarch and administered counties, the other group had more independence and defended borderlands.
Who were counts and marquesses?
Managed to reconquer Italy and represented the Byzantine Golden Age.
Who was Justinian?
Through violent and peaceful means, and making non-Muslims pay taxes.
How did Islam expand?
the Arabic language
What was the language of the Caliphate that replaced many local languages?
3rd C. A.D.
When did the Roman Empire convert to Christianity?
Charlemagne's grandchildren divided the kingdom into 3 upon his death.
How did the Carolignian Empire end?
Muslim expansions and loss of territory
What was the crisis of the 7th and 8th centuries?
Polytheistic
What beliefs did the inhabitants of pre-Islamic Arabia have?
pilgrimage, declaration of faith, fasting, daily prayer, alms to the poor
5 pillars of Islam