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Constantine's victory at this battle in 312 AD convinced Constantine to legalize Christianity.
What is the Battle of Milvian Bridge?
This Frankish ruler, whose name is French for "Charles the Great," was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800.
Who is Charlemagne?
This man from Arabia founded the Islamic faith after he had a series of revelations about God.
Who is Mohammed?
What is a Lawspeaker?
Used for transportation in war and peace, on rivers and oceans, this is the main piece of technology that the Vikings are known for.
What is the Longship?
This battle was won by a Christian Frankish army, led by Charles "the Hammer" Martel, against an Islamic Moorish army in 732.
What is the Battle of Tours?
This Frankish woman convinced her husband to convert to Christianity in 508.
Who is Clotilda?
These Christian men take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, to live lives of prayer and work in a community. Women who do this are called nuns.
What are monks?
Vikings settled personal disputes through this form of conflict, while the Byzantines made laws to prevent them from happening.
What are feuds?
This book is the foundational text of the Islamic faith.
What is the Quran?
This "holy island" off of the coast of Britain was sacked by Vikings in 793.
What is Lindesfarne?
This Byzantine/Eastern Roman ruler reconquered much of the former Western Roman Empire, codified civil laws, and had many magnificent structures built. He also unfortunately had a plague pandemic named after him.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
This bishop converted Ireland to Christianity during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. He has his own holiday in March.
Who is St. Patrick?
This is the title for the ruler of an Islamic caliphate.
What is a caliph?
This Christian bishop wrote important spiritual books, including the City of God and one of the first autobiographies, Confessions.
The Visigoth Alaric led this destructive event in 410, beginning the downfall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is the Sack of Rome?
This king of Wessex united the Anglo-Saxons against the Vikings and is called the "grandfather of the English."
Who is Alfred the Great?
This Bishop of Rome, or pope, reigned from 590-604. He expanded the authority of the pope, encouraged the founding of monasteries, and sent missionaries to convert the Anglo-Saxons in Britain.
Who is Pope Gregory the Great?
This type of government involves rulers of countries inheriting their authority from their parents and passing it to their children.
What is monarchy?
This Frankish ruler, who reigned between Charles Martel and Charlemagne, was a big fan of the pope and was known for his low height.
Who is Pepin the Short?
This force of Vikings invaded Britain in 865 and helped conquer Northumbria to establish the Kingdom of Jorvik and the Danelaw.
This Anglo-Saxon woman convinced her husband to convert to Christianity with the help of Augustine of Canterbury.
These two words are used to refer to a large gathering of Christian bishops to discuss important issues.
What is a synod or council?
The medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas and, later, the American Founding Fathers both agreed that the common people of a country have a right to overthrow this type of illegitimate ruler.
What is a tyrant?
This Ostrogothic king conquered Italy and ended the Western Roman Empire in 476.
Who is Odoacer?