Rise of Islam
Who had a conversion experience in the year 610 AD?
Muhammed
What emperor cannot protect the west in the empires weakened state?
Byzantine Emperor
What alienated the Byzantine Empire in 800 AD?
Charlemagne crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope.
In a feudal system, what does the king provide?
Land and protection.
True or False? Muhammad attracts followers after he tells the story of how the angel Michael visited him.
False it was the Angel Gabriel that visited him.
Who must the Pope turn to for protection?
The Franks.
What move also signified that the Roman Catholic faith was the unifying factor of the warring tribes (Christendom)?
Alienation of the Byzantine Empire
What is the lowest level of the feudal system?
Peasants
True or False? There was no sort of advancements in philosophy, science, or literature because it was frowned upon during the middle ages.
False
After experiencing persecution, Muhammad and his followers flee to where?
Medina
Who was the Frankish leader?
Pepin the Short
What are several thing that Charlemagne established?
Monasteries, Schools, and Training of Clerics
What were the primary functions for knights in the feudal system?
Provide loyalty to lords and kings and receive protection and shelter.
What type of architecture was built frequently during this time?
Gothic
A weakened empire could not stand against the Muslim armies, and many Christians convert to Islam. What Empire was this?
Byzantine Empire
What does the Frankish leader decide what will establish him as the legitimate Christian ruler?
An alliance with the papacy
What happened after the division of East and West in 1054?
There was a lack of strong leadership, and Europe turned to the feudal system.
What were the functions of Lords in the feudal system?
Provide loyalty to the king, oversee knights and peasants, receive land and protection.
What was the name of a famous Saint known for his literature that lived during this time period?
St Thomas Aquinas
______ becomes isolated as Islam spreads and the church's patriarchates in Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria fall.
When did Pepin grant the Pope rule of the Papal States?
756 AD
When did Charlemagne die?
814 AD
What is the order from highest to lowest power in the feudal system?
King, lords, knights, peasants.
What is the method of question, response, rebuttal, and response that advanced learning called?
Scholasticism