The Early Middle Ages
The Muslim Empire
Merry Olde England
Rise of the European Nations
The Crusades
And the Late Middle Ages
And the Late Middle Ages
100
This church was responsible for founding the Russian Orthodox Church. (249)
What is the Greek Orthodox Church?
100
Muhammad believed that Jesus was a ________.
What is a Prophet?
100
These were the Celtic pagan religious leaders in Britain before Christianity.
Who were the Druids?
100
This group of raiders from Central Europe were a threat to Germany, but were utterly defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld by Otto the Great.
a. Magyars
b. Mongols
c. Turks
d. Vikings
Who are the Magyars?
100
The most important result of the Crusades was that they ____________.
a. Brought about the death of feudalism.
b. Established European kingdoms in the Middle East
c. Permanently wrested control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
d. Were able to save Constantinople from capture
a. Brought about the death of feudalism.
200
This group of people moved into the area now known as France and settled there. (251)
Who are the Franks?
200
This was the title given to Islamic rulers.
A. Caliph C. Emperor
B. Emir D. Sheik
What is Caliph?
200
He established Christianity in Ireland.
Who is St. Patrick?
200
The Pope exerted tremendous influence in national politics because he had this power over individual kings and rulers.
What is Excommunication?
200
The only truly successful crusade against the Turks was the _________ Crusade.
a. Children’s
b. First
c. Third
d. Fourth
What is the First Crusade (a)
300
The chief minister to the king in each of the various Frankish kingdoms was known as the _________.
(chancellor, viceroy, mayor of the palace, or prime minister) 252
Who is the Mayor of the Palace?
300
Islam was spread primarily by the following method:
a. Carrier pigeons
b. missionaries
c. peace and kindness
d. conquering territory and forcing conversion by the sword
What is conquering territory and forcing conversion by the sword?
300
This was the name for the group of inhabitants in Britain at the time of the Roman occupation.
What are the Celts?
300
Lay Investiture was the practice of ______ appointing church officials?
What are Civil Rulers (or Kings).
300
A person traiming for a particular craft was not able to be paid for his work until he became a(n) _________.
a. Apprentice
b. Guild member
c. Journeyman
d. master
What is a journeyman? (c)
400
This pope wrote Pastoral Care to help the clergy in small towns and rural areas.
(Gregory I; Leo III; Stephen III; or Zachary)
Who is Gregory I?
400
This architectural pillar is used to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer five times per day.
What are Minarets?
400
He conquered England in 1066 by winning the Battle of Hastings, and was crowned King on Christmas Day.
Who is William the Conqueror?
400
The English Parliament was able to exert pressure on the king to approve its suggested laws because it had this power.
What is the Power of the Purse?
400
This was the disease that swept Europe from 1346 to 1353 and killed about one third of the population.
What is the Black Death? (Black Plague)
500
This group gained control the the great plain between the Alps and the Apennine Mountains in Italy. (251)
Who are the Lombards?
500
This city, which all muslims face to pray, is home to the Kaaba, a black cube that houses a sacred black stone believed to have been sent from heaven.
What is Mecca?
500
Each nobleman was given territory to rule for the king called this _______.
What is a Fief?
500
Many of the Saxon kings of the Holy Roman Empire seemed to be more interested in this region than in Germany.
Where is Italy?
500
One of the reasons for this Crusades was the Turkish threat to capture this city.
What is Constantinople?
600
After he was baptized, Clovis I gained support or the Roman Catholic Church when he fought against ________. (251)
Who are the German Barbarian tribes?
600
This was one of the greatest contributions the Muslims made to the world in the world of mathematics.
What is the introduction of Arabic numerals, including the number 0?
600
These people were peasants who lived on the land of a Lord and were not allowed to leave.
What are Serfs?
600
The National Survey of England, which was ordered by William the Conqueror, was recorded in this book____.
What is the Doomsday Book?
600
This order was destroyed by King Philip IV when their favor had eroded after the Holy Land was lost and the King needed their money.
Who are the Templar Knights?
700
The popes became secular rulers after this person captured lands from the Lombards and donated it to the Catholic Church in 756 A.D.
Who is Pepin the Short? (The Donation of Pepin)
700
The Abbasid Caliphate moved capital of the Muslim Empire from Damascus to this ancient Babylonian city in about 750 A.D.
What is Baghdad?
700
He was the King of Wessex who successfully fought the Vikings in 878 A.D.
Who is Alfred of Wessex?
700
Central authority in this nation collapsed because of constant civil war between its Nobles and the Holy Roman Empire.
What is Germany?
700
This city was a great trade center before Muslim forces cut off its trade route through the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Kiev?
800
Charlemagne was crowned ___________ by Pope Leo III in 800.
What is Holy Roman Emperor?
800
The escape of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina was called ______.
What is the Hijra?
800
He was a Christian missionary to Britain in 597 A.D.
Who was Augustine of Canterbury?
800
Nobles forced King John of England to sign this document in 1215, which guaranteed certain basic rights to all English freemen and required the King to be subject to a written law.
What is The Magna Carta?
800
Russia was cut off from Europe for over two centuries because of ____________.
a. A devastating invasion and occupation of the Mongols
b. An uprising by the peasants against harsh treatment from the nobility
c. It’s occupation by the Byzantine Empire
d. It’s occupation by the Muslims
a. A devastating invasion and occupation of the Mongols
900
This person consolidated this landmass under his control.
Who is Charlemagne?
900
Two primary elements of the Muslims' political policy toward non-muslims in lands they conquered were these.
What is to require them to
1. Pay a heavy tax (Jizyah)
2. Forbid them from holding office.
900
Early raiders from the north of England (from Scotland) were called ________.
Who are the Picts?
900
French King Henry II's conflict with the Roman Catholic Church was over this issue.
What is the role of the church in the Judicial System?
900
This is the name of the Muslims who captured Spain from the Visigoths.
Who are the Moors?
1000
This division occurred after the disintegration of this Empire.
What is the Carolingian Empire?
1000
These are the Five Pillars of Islam.
1. There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger (Shahada)
2. Pray five times per day
3. give alms to the poor
4. Fast during the month of Ramadan
5. Go on a pilgrimage to Mecca during your lifetime (Hajj)
1000
He was one of the first kings in England to become a Christian.
Who is Aethelbehrt?
1000
After Philip IV of France quarreled with Pope Boniface VIII over the issue of taxing the lands owned by the Romand Catholic Church, Boniface died and Philip dominated the election of the new pope Clement V who moved the papacy to this French city.
What is Avignon?
1000
Much of Spain, from the Muslim defeat at the Battle of Tours in 732 until 1031, was part of this Caliphate.
What is The Caliphate of Cordoba?