Colors that end in "urple"
The nomadic tent-dwellers who lived in the central region of pre-Islamic Arabia.
Who/what were the Bedouins?
The "holy book" of Islam
What is the Qu'ran?
Corpus Iuris Civilis would morph into this modern form of legal understanding.
What is Civil Law?
The Pope responsible for warding off Attila the Hun in 452 AD
Who was Pope Leo the Great
The Byzantine emperor who lost the Battle of Adrianople (379 AD)
Who was Valens?
Clovis, King of the Franks, was founder of this crucial European dynasty.
What are/were the Merovingians?
The battle fought in 732 that drove the Moors from Frankia.
What is the Battle of Tours?
Directly translated as "struggle" but usually meaning "holy war"
The origin of the “Greens and Blues” rebellion was a “beef” between:
What were rival sports fans?
The collective name of the various Gallic tribes within the Roman Empire.
Who/what were the Germani?
The role (office) taken up by Pepin the Elder in the Frankish court, a role passed down hereditarily:
What is "Mayor of the Palace"?
This territory was created by the "Donation of Pepin"
What are the Papal States?
The direct definition of the word "Muslim"
What is "one who submits"?
The Byzantine emperor credited with ushering in a sort of “golden age” starting in the 6th century
Who was Justinian I?
The Gallic chief who achieved victory over the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD).
Who was Arminus? (Herman)
The first true caliphate after the Rashidun Caliphate.
What is the Umayyad Caliphate?
Justinian’s wife who rose from obscurity due to political ingenuity and cunning
Who was Empress Theodora?
2 parter: Missi Dominici are vows of fealty to:
What are: Emperor AND Church
The combination of religious and secular authority OR making secular authority superior to religious authority in a Christian context
What is Caesaropapism?
The name given to German tribes “imported” into Roman lands to serve in the military.
Who/what were the Foederati?
The Germanic practice of dividing property among all male heirs.
Mohammed fled from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD. The name of this event is:
What is the Hegira?
2 Parter: The two primary groups of Muslims and who they followed after the death of the Prophet
Who are: Sunnis, followers of Abu Bakr & Shiites, followers of Ali
The informal name of the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
What is the Justinian Code?
The heir to Theodosius the Visigoths feared would not honor the agreement made with Valerius
Who was Honorius?