The Fall of Rome
What is it called when a major power collapses and a bunch of smaller powers rush into their territory to try and seize control?
A power vacuum.
The Byzantines Empire is also known as the _______ Roman Empire.
Eastern
Mohammed
Name two modern countries which made up the Viking's homeland
Possible answers: Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
Name one major thing that was lost when Rome fell.
Possible answers: Roads, trade, water, money, security, laws.
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
In Muslim-controlled lands, was it permitted to worship other gods and religions?
Yes (though sometimes you were taxed for it)
Viking comes from the word "Vik", which means _____
Bay
The Romans spoke Latin, name three modern languages which Latin would evolve into after the fall of the empire?
The modern "Romance languages": French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Romansch.
What is Constantinople known as today?
Istanbul (Turkey)
Islam expanded all the way up to this European country, where they were finally defeated in the 700's.
France
This empire employed the Vikings, particularly those living in modern Ukraine and Russia, as warriors
The Byzantine
Name one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.
Possible answers: Lancelot, Gallahad, Bedevere, Robin, and others.