Important Terms
People who move around often; no permanent home.
Nomads
Visigoth leader who sacked Rome in 410.
Alaric
Outrage and protest against Justinian that attempted to overthrow him.
Nika riots
The name of a peninsula that allowed a bridge between Africa and France.
Iberian Peninsula
Location of the Hagia Sophia
Constantinople/Byzantine Empire
Frankish law written during the reign of Clovis I.
Salic
Collective name for people who raided the northwestern Roman Empire, leading to its destruction.
Germanic tribes
A meeting called by Constantine to settle a debate about Jesus.
Council of Nicaea
Theodora's job prior to becoming Empress
Actress
Land mass from where the Huns traveled
Asia
Old English writing system.
runes
The monk who established an order centered around prayer and work.
St. Benedict
"The city that has conquered the whole world has been conquered itself." -St. Jerome
The fall of Western Rome
2 influential theologians with the same name
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Island off Brittania that housed a monastery.
Lindesfarne
Mosaic or painting of a religious subject used in Byzantium.
icon
First prominent ruler of the Franks.
Clovis
The place where Islam supposedly began.
Mecca
The name of Byzantine art created with very small tiles.
mosaic
Island off the coast of Scotland known for its beautiful books.
Iona
Early 4th century writing technology that came to replace scrolls.
codex
People group from Persia who practiced Zoroastrianism.
Sassanians
Natural disaster around 536 that affected Byzantium.
Late Antique Little Ice Age
Another name for the Celts
Gauls
A structure built across Briton to keep out invaders.
Hadrian's Wall