Fall of Rome
Who was the known as the last of the five good Roman emperors?
Marcus Aurelius
This was a crucial social bond in Germanic society
The Family
The Eastern Roman Empire became known as what?
Byzantine Empire
These feared warriors from Scandinavia were known as Norsemen or what?
Vikings
He was considered a prophet who Muslims believe received revelations from God through the angel Gabriel
Muhammad
A period of relative peace in the Roman Empire that lasted from 27 BC through 180 AD
Pax Romana
This man created a set of rules and regulations for the establishment of monasteries
St Benedict
This was an ancient Greek amphitheater that was mainly used for entertainment such as chariot racing
Hippodrome
These were armored cavalry who did most of the fighting for the lords
Knights
This longest and oldest waterway in the world was completed during the Sui Dynasty in China
The Grand Canal
These lasted 13 years after the death of Marcus Aurelius
Civil Wars
Charlemagne's kingdom was also known as what?
Carolingian Empire
Citizens of the Byzantine Empire considered themselves to be what?
Romans
Someone who swore loyalty to a lord or king was called a what?
Vassal
The Mongols were unified in the 1160’s by Temujin, who was later known as what?
Genghis Khan
In the 5th century, Rome was under the control of Germans after being sacked by these two barbarian groups
Visigoths and Vandals
In Germanic Law, a wergild was imposed on the guilty party to avoid a what?
Blood Feud
What became the official language of the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
Feudalism was developed as a system of protection in medieval Europe because of what?
Invasions
Japan’s culture produced a polytheistic religion based on the respect of nature and ancestor worship known as what?
Shinto
Constantine chose this city to be the Roman capital, due to its strategic location
Byzantium
He was known as the “Father of Europe”
Charlemagne
By preserving Greco-Roman culture, Constantinople became a major city of what?
Learning
In the Feudal system, land given to a vassal was called a what?
Fief
Samurai warriors lived by a code which demanded courage, loyalty, sacrifice, fairness, and honor known as what?
Bushido