Roman Empire
Christianity
Islam
Post-Roman Europe
Byzantium
100
This is the term for the 200 years of peace in Europe started under the reign of Emperor Augustus.
What is the Pax Romana
100
This Jewish man was a 1st century religious leader who sparked a new religion.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth
100
The holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an / Koran.
100
This term is a part of Germanic law and is about the price of money a person is worth.
What is weregild.
100
This Emperor oversaw the publication of Roman Law, known as the Corpus Juris Civilis, which became very influential in the west.
Who is Emperor Justinian.
200
An epic poem written by Virgil, which is about the founding of Rome. Sometimes called the Roman Odyssey.
What is the Aeneid.
200
This man, a follower of Jesus, was instrumental in spreading Christianity to the wider world of the Roman Empire.
Who is Paul of Tarsus / St. Paul
200
The name given to Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622.
What is Hijra.
200
Along with Vikings and Muslims, this group of "barbarians" invaded Western Europe in the 9th century.
Who are the Magyars.
200
This is a main church in Constantinople and is very famous for its architecture.
What is the Hagia Sophia
300
This is the richer, more cosmopolitanism half of the Roman Empire.
What is the Eastern half.
300
Emperor Constantine made Christianity a "tolerated religion" of the Roman Empire with this edict.
What is the Edict of Milan.
300
This battle fought between the Franks and Muslims halted Islamic expansion into Europe at the Pyrenees mountians in the 8th century.
What is Battle of Tours.
300
This founder of the Holy Roman Empire, saw the beginning of the Carolingian Renaissance in 9th century.
Who is Charlemagne.
300
Influential in her own right, this Empress was the wife of Emperor Justinian.
Who is Empress Theodora.
400
This Emperor reformed the government into a tetrarchy, or rule of four, among other military and economic reforms.
Who is Diocletian.
400
St. Anthony founded this religious way of life.
What is Monasticism.
400
This branch of Islam is the small of the two main groups and believes the leader of Islam much be part of the Prophet's family.
Who are Shi'ite Muslims
400
Many early Germanic kingdoms in Europe after the fall of Rome, were this type of Christianity.
What is Arian Christianity.
400
The argument over this between the Orthodox church in the East and the Catholic church in the West resulted in a schism by 800.
What are icons.
500
This is the new capital of the Roman Empire, created by Constantine the Great in the 2nd Century.
What is Constantinople.
500
This religious council in 325 A.D. defined the Christian faith.
What is the Council of Nicea.
500
The name of the second Caliphate, who's capital was at Baghdad.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate.
500
This writing system was developed during the Carolingian Intellectual Renewal.
What is Carolingian minuscule (lower case letters).
500
Though the Byzantine Empire surivived until 1453 when it was attacked by Muslims, this group sacked the city in 1203, starting its decline.
Who are Crusaders (4th Crusade).
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