Monastery
Who founded the first monastery in 529?
St. Benedict of Nursia
He was the ruler of the _____ Roman Empire.
Eastern
He was born in Germany in what year?
742
Who did the Church enter into an arrangement with?
European governments
They were Muslims from where?
North Africa
Who built six Benedictine monasteries and sent 40 monks to evangelize England?
Pope St. Gregory the Great
He ruled from year ___ to year ___.
527 to 565
He became the first ____ _____ _______.
Holy Roman Emperor
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
a political body
What year did they invade the Iberian Peninsula of Spain.
711
They are made up of one or several buildings where what type of communities live?
communities of religious men and women
He rewrote Roman laws into one ____ of _____ Law.
Code of Civil Law
What was he king of?
the Franks
The Holy Roman Empire ruled over various _____ in Europe.
lands
Where in Italy did the Moors invade/occupy after the Iberian Peninsula?
Sicily, Italy
What kind of centers were monasteries?
centers of learning
Who did he reclaim a Roman Empire from?
the Visigoths
What did he give lands and money to?
the Church
The Holy Roman Empire ruled from the year ___ to ____.
800 to 1806
What strait did they cross?
Strait of Gibraltar
Monasteries offered hospitality to _________, ____, and ____.
travelers, the poor, and the sick
What did the new law oversee?
Byzantine culture & the construction of Hagia Sophia
What did he encourage churches to build?
schools
Why was this government made?
to empower the Church and unify Europe
What 5 countries did the Moors conquer?
Jerusalem, Carthage, Spain, Portugal, and Italy