Terms
What does it mean to be excommunicated?
When a person is excommunicated they are shunned from society. They are not spoken to or associated with.
I was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
Constantine
Name the three empires from chapter 3 and one of the most significant person from each empire
The Frankish Empire - Charlemagne, Pepin
The Byzantine Empire - Justinian, Theodora
Islamic Empire - Muhammad
The Roman Empire had this belief system before Christianity
Polytheism / Many gods / Roman gods
The church kept this alive through the fall of the Roman Empire.
Latin
This is someone who will not renounce their religion and consequentially dies for it.
A martyr
I am a Roman nobleman who converted to Christianity. (Ch. 1)
(St.) Augustine (of Hippo)
We were not the easiest tribe to convert. We are quite violent.
The Lombards
This pope came from the order Benedict's Benedictine monks.
Pope Gregory the Great
Name three individuals or people groups that were converted to Christianity
-Clovis & The Franks
-Lombards
-Visigoths
-Irish
-The King of Kent
-Charlemagne and his enemies (via violent persuasion)
-etc.
This appeared to Constantine in order for him to "conquer by this"
The Chi Rho
Upon marrying my husband, I immediately began trying to convert him.
Clotilda
Name two tribes and the places they settled/controlled
-Visigoths --> Spain
-Lombards --> Northern Italy
-Papacy --> Roman homeland
-The rest was shattered (uncontrolled)
Constantine moved the capital of the empire in 330 AD. What were four reasons for doing this?
1. To control trade
2. To escape the barbarians
3. To mobilize (move) his armies easier
4. To start his new Christian life
2 Part:
1. Describe the relationship between the Persian Empire and the Byzantine Empire.
2. What was the relationship like between the Islamic Empire and the Byzantines?
1. They were "staunch enemies". The Persians captured their king, killed him, then stuffed him.
2. The Islamic Empire kept taking land away from the Byzantines.
The Hagia Sophia was a church built under Justinian's rule. What language is this church's name written in and what does it translate to in English?
(You must answer both correctly to receive these points)
Greek
"Hagia Sophia" --> "Holy Wisdom"
I founded the religion of Islam.
Muhammad
What was the name of the dynasty before and then during Charlemagne?
The dynasty was called the Merovingian Dynasty before Charlemagne and the Carolingian Dynasty during his reign.
These individuals became town leaders after the fall of the Roman Empire
Bishops
DAILY DOUBLE
Land, money, positions of power, and truly anything of worth was given in this way. There are two possible answers.
2. The church appointed individuals to have such things.
The main religious split in Islam is between the ________ and the __________.
The "Sunnis" and the "Shiites"
I am the father of Charlemagne (Charles the Great).
Pepin
After settling in Spain, they were met by the Islamic Empire and conquered.
The Visigoths
Benedictine monks had these responsiblities
-Being administrators
-Copying manuscripts
-Educating children
-Cooking
-Farming
-Becoming priests
What was the main problem within the church throughout the middle ages? Many imperial leaders were guilty of this.
They did not understand their own religion.
- Charlemagne threatened death for conversion.
- Justinian hung a child from the ceiling to be an "angel"
- Theodosius called himself a Christian, but killed 7,000 people out of anger