Empires and Caliphates
The portion of an empire we first learned about in Medieval History class.
What is the Western Roman Empire?
The term that means "flight of the prophet".
What is hijrah?
The Roman man and government official who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
Who is Pontius Pilate?
Infamous battle that secured Constantine the Western part of the Roman Empire. The night before the Battle, Constantine heard “in this sign, you will conquer” as he prayed, which encouraged him to convert to Christianity.
What is the Battle of Milvian Bridge?
The year of the death of Jesus Christ.
What is 33 A.D.?
Another name for the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Eastern Roman Empire?
The heresy that denies original sin.
What is pelagianism?
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire who ruled at the peak of its power.
Who is Justinian I?
A gathering of Church officials to establish the recognition of Easter and outline the proper calculation methods for the holiday.
What is the Synod of Whitby?
The year of the Conquest of Mecca.
What is 630 A.D.?
First caliphate of the Islamic Empire. Considered to be the golden age of Islamic civilization.
What is the Rashidun Caliphate?
Literally means “man-money” and is the fee paid for a death or injury of an individual based on social value.
What is wergild?
The first Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks. He promoted education, established new government administrations, and created artistic movements like the Carolingian Renaissance.
Who is Charlemagne?
Artistic movement from the 8th to 9th centuries that was an effort to save classical education and an intellectual approach to solve the crisis of the “Dark Ages”
What is the Carolingian Renaissance?
The year of the Edict of Milan.
What is 313 A.D.?
Second caliphate of the Islamic Empire. Continued the expansion of the empire and made Arabic its official language.
What is the Umayyad Caliphate?
The destruction of icons, religious images, or monuments motivated by religious and political means.
What is iconoclasm?
Pope who led the first recorded large-scale mission of conversion from the Catholic Church.
Who is Gregory the Great?
The first time in 800 years that Rome was sacked.
What is the Sack of Rome?
The year of the Nika Revolts.
What is 532 A.D.?
The third caliphate of the Islamic Empire. They established the House of Wisdom and moved the capitol to Baghdad.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
The heresy which claims that Jesus was not coeternal or coequal to/with the father but was created. This heresy claims that the Trinity did not work.
What is Arianism?
The last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Who is Romulus Augustus?
The end of the Western Roman Empire.
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
The year of the Treaty of Verdun.
What is 843 A.D.?