Islam
This prophet founded the religion of Islam after receiving visions of the Angel Gabriel.
Who was Muhammed?
This term refers to an inferior in the feudal power structure.
What is "vassal"?
Early in the Middle Ages the bishops of Rome acquired this title, as well as supreme authority over the Christian church.
What is "pope"?
These are the fundamental teachings of Islam.
What are the 5 Pillars?
What is a fief?
This pope converted the papacy into a political as well as religious office, taking over the secular administration of the Papal States.
Who was Gregory the Great?
One of the 5 Pillars of Islam is that at least once in their life, Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to this holy city.
What is Mecca?
This was the central unit of the feudal system in Europe; a unit of land occupied by a low-level noble, and the serfs who worked the land and were tied to it, in exchange for the protection of the noble.
What is a manor?
He led the Frankish armies in their defense of Europe against the invading Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732 CE.
Who was Charles Martel?
The Abbasid caliphs built this new capital for the Arab Empire, moving the empire's power center eastward and encouraging a blending of Arab and Persian cultures.
What is Baghdad?
In the 800s and 900s, feudal Europe was beset by foreign invaders, including these fearsome sea-faring raiders from the north.
Who were the Vikings?
He was crowned, "Emperor of the Romans" by the pope on Christmas Day in the year 800.
Who was Charlemagne?
This scholar from the Muslim Golden Age is known for compiling medical knowledge from all over the known world in the Canon of Medicine.
Who was ibn Sina?
This is when the work day began for peasants in feudal Europe.
What was sunrise?
This pope encouraged European kings and nobles to participate in the first "crusade" to capture Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks.
Who was Pope Urban II?