Medieval Church
This was a cultural awakening occurring in monasteries in the 7th century.
What is the Northumbrian Renaissance?
This word means Islamic holy war
What is jihad?
The group of people that the pope called "perfidious" and "stinking".
Who are the Lombards?
This individual was the most influential intellect behind the Carolingian Renaissance.
Who was Alcuin?
Charlemagne was coronated as the Holy Roman Emperor in this year.
What is the year 800?
This sacrament is also Holy Communion.
What is the Eucharist?
This pillar of Islam relates to the month of Ramadan.
What is fasting?
The appointment of church officials by secular rulers.
What is lay investiture?
This person became the first caliph after Muhammend died.
Muhammed fled from Mecca to Medina in this year
What is the year 622?
This punishment involves the general excommunication from the church of all people in an entire region.
What is an interdict?
This is the purpose of life on earth according to Islam.
What is a period of testing (for the life to come)?
This liberal art is the "art of communication".
What is rhetoric?
This person wrote the City of God and is considered an early church father.
Who was St. Augustine of Hippo?
Charles Martel put the Hammer down on the Moors at the Battle of Tours
What is the year 732?
This sin is the same word for laziness.
What is sloth?
This is the type of math that muslims invented.
What is algegra?
The Muslims stopped the selling of this item which was used to make books.
Why is papyrus?
The Mayor of the Palace whom the Pope recognized as the true king of the Francs saying, “He who has the power should have the throne.”
Who is Pepin the Short?
The Venerable Bede introduced the practice of AD in this year
What is the year 731?
This was the set of rules a novice had to study before becoming a monk.
What are St. Benedictine's rules?
These are the two main groups of muslims.
What are shiites and sunnis?
This percentage of the Roman works that we have today were preserved by Carolingian's monks.
What is 90%?
The pope who surprised Charlemagne by crowning him as the Emperor of Rome during a mass
Who is Leo III?
Charlemagne died in this year.
What is the year 814?