Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
At the dedication of ball courts, temples, and other important places, the Maya would practice this type of sacrifice...
human sacrifice.
The main source of food for people in the Dark Ages was ________, morning, noon, and night.
Bread.
Name means "dove"; had a ferocious temper that got a bunch of people killed, vowed to convert as many people to Christianity as had been killed.
Established an abbey at Iona
St. Columba
Nicknamed "The Hammer" after successfully repelling the Muslims out of France at the Battle of Tours.
Charles "Martel"
This Emperor and Empress reigned during the Nika Revolts.
Justinian and Theodora
True
This legendary Celtic king sat all his knights around a round table as a sign of equality.
King Arthur
Missionary to the German people; used the illustration of a fir tree to communicate God's everlasting love.
St. Boniface
Crowned "Roman Emperor" by the Pope on Christmas Day, 800.
Charlemagne
Grand Cathedral in Constantinople built by Justinian-- upon seeing it, he said "Solomon, I have surpassed you!"
Hagia Sophia
The Maya were great at math and discovered the number _______.
Zero
This 1,000 year old Anglo-Saxon poem has a monster named Grendel.
Beowulf
Brothers who evangelized the Slavic people; one of them created a whole new alphabet to be able to reach them with the Gospel.
Methodius and Cyril
Type of writing used by Vikings
Runes
Empress who served as regent for her son and was banished; she once received a marriage proposal from Charlemagne.
Empress Irene
To help them keep track of the movements of the sun and moon and stars, the Maya used this calendar.
Long-count calendar
In the early days of the Frankish kingdom, the kings didn't have much power. The real power of the kingdom belonged to...
The Mayors of the Palace
This saint later became a pope. He had a heart to evangelize the people of England. Was known for his care for the poor.
Gregory the Great
Pepin the Short
Wanted to remove artwork from churches because they thought it was idolatrous-- their name means "Image Breakers."
Iconoclasts
The Maya played a form of ________ called Pok-a-Tok, in which the players had to score points with a ball without using their hands.
Basketball
This form of writing was embraced by the Franks under the reign of Charlemagne to help make it easier to read and write books.
Carolingian Miniscule
Alphabet created by missionaries to the Slavic people; basis for the Russian alphabet today. Uses elements of Greek and other characters to represent sounds unique to the Slavs.
Cyrillic
Area of land in France that was given to Vikings to be settled. This is still a part of France today. The Viking settlers eventually converted to Christianity, married French women, and spoke French.
Normandy