Dates
Which centuries were the Middle ages?
What was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?
Rome
Who was the schism in 1054 between?
the emperor in Constantinople and the Pope in Rome
What was the most famous Church in Constantinople? (today it is a mosque)
Hagia Sophia
When did the Western Empire fall?
476 AD
What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople
What was Charlemagne famous for?
1. conquering more land
2. was the first ruler of the vast Holy Roman Empire
3. expanded Christianity
What were the three divisions / classes of society?
1. Nobles and the high church
2. free people such as artisans and merchants
3. serfs, who worked in agriculture
When was the Roman Empire split into the East and West?
395 AD
Greece, Asia minor, Syria, Egypt, the Balkans, modern day Turkey
Who split the Roman Empire in 395 AD?
Theodosius
The Iconoclastic Controversy was due to emperors prohibiting the worship of __?
sacred icons
When did the Eastern empire fall?
1453
The Visigothic Kingdom ended with the invasion of the Muslims into which Peninsula?
Iberian
In the 6th century, the empire reached its peak under which emperor?
Justinian I
What was the main issue that caused the schism of the churches in 1054?
1. who ruled over whom (west = pope ; east = patriarch)
2. The Patriarch was appointed by the emperor, but in the west, the Pope does not answer to a secular ruler.
What year did the Roman Church and the Orthodox Church split?
1054
Name 2 things that Justinian did during his almost 30 year reign?
1. codified roman law
2. he took Rome back from the Goths
3. he built the Hagia Sophia
4. enacted several reforms to increase accountability and reduce corruption.
5. reorganized the government
6. tried to restore Roman Empire to its former glory