Who established the most common form of Western Monasticism (the rule)?
St. Benedict
What were the main two cities on the Arabian Peninsula?
Mecca & Medina
What does the term Cenobitic mean?
living in common
Who was the main Prophet and where was he born?
Muhammad
What animals gave the Muslims a distinct advantage in desert warfare and are absolutely awesome?
Camels!!!! :)
Which saint converted the whole nation of Ireland to Christianity?
St. Patrick
Where did the Umayyads move the capital to?
Damascus
What were the monks freakishly good at that led to them having political power and being advisors and administrators for the king?
Agriculture
Which group of Muslims did NOT accept the Sunnahs and stated only descendants of Ali could be Islamic rulers?
Shiites
What were the successors of Muhammad called?
Caliphs
Which Saint established the most common form of eastern monasticism (the order)?
St. Basil
Where did the Abbasids move the Islamic capital to?
Baghdad
Who was the Pope that aided widows and orphans, fed all of Rome, ransomed captives, and defended Rome against the Lombards?
Pope Gregory the Great
What was the pilgrimage Muhammad took from Mecca to Medina called?
Hijra
Who was named as the first head of the church by Jesus? They later established bishops because of him.
Peter
Who brought Christianity to the region of Kent?
St. Augustine of Canterbury
What is the term for when there are cities that have people and things from all over the world?
Cosmopolitan
What were the writing rooms in which Monks copied down both pagan and Christian works?
Scriptoria
Why did Muhammad not destroy the Kaaba?
He said Abraham built it
Who was the first Pope to realize the Pope's potential and bring political power to the papacy?
Pope Leo I
Which Saint was the most well-known ascetic monk who lived by himself in Egypt for 20 years?
St. Anthony
At which mountain range are the Muslims stopped by Charles Martel
The Pyrenees!
What was the meeting at which it was decided that all monks will follow the Roman way of Christianity?
Council of Whitby
Name the five pillars of Islam
Obligatory prayer
Fasting during Ramadan
Declaration of faith
Compulsory giving
Pilgrimmage to Mecca
Who was the one Umayyad that escaped the massacre by the Abbasids and fled to Spain?
Abdurrahman