Mohammed's Life & Teachings
Mohammed was born in what city?
Mecca
Do historians consider the Islamic conquests to have been completed quickly or slowly?
Quickly
France
What physical feature were the Franks primarily known for?
Long hair
What does Charlemagne's name mean?
Charles the Great
How was Mohammed able to return to Mecca after fleeing to Medina?
He conquered it with an army
Which two empires exhausted each other with war, making themselves vulnerable to the rising Islamic Empire?
The Persian and the Byzantine
What is the name of the Peninsula on which we find Mecca and Medina?
The Arabian Peninsula
Who was the first Frankish king to convert to Christianity?
Clovis I
Charlemagne was king during which dynasty of Frankish kings?
Carolingian
What does "Koran" mean?
Recitation
The Umayaad Dynasty was primarily concerned with gaining what?
Political power
The Islamic Empire conquered the entire Northern coast of which continent?
Africa
The Merovingian Franks primarily wanted to use their power to do what?
Make themselves rich
In what year was Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope?
800
Who delivered teachings to Mohammed in the caves?
The Angel Gabriel
The supreme ruler of Islam is called what?
The Caliph
Name two modern countries that exist on the land once controlled by the Frankish Kingdom.
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands
Before the Western Roman Empire fell in 476, the Franks were barbarians who settled into the region as what?
Foederati
What barbarian kingdom did Charlemagne defeat in Italy at the request of the Pope in the 770s?
The Lombards
Mohammed initially wanted to have a positive relationship with Jews and Christians; what did he call them?
"People of the Book"
In what category were the first two successors of Mohammed?
Companions of the Prophet
To the West, the Islamic Empire reached all the way to the region of which modern country?
Spain
By the end of the Merovingian Dynasty, who had the most power in the Frankish kingdom?
The Mayor of the Palace
Who was Charlemagne's famous grandfather who defeated invading Islamic armies?
Charles Martel