Who did that?
I hate dates.
What was it like?
Life must have been crazy...
Surprise!
100
This emperor expanded the Byzantine Empire and wanted to remake the Roman Empire.
Who is Justinian?
100
The Byzantine Empire lasted between these Centuries.
When is the 5th to the 15th centuries?
100
This social system was utilized during the Middle Ages:
What is the feudal system?
100
Since it often wasn't safe in the Middle Ages, people did not drink much water. Instead they drank:
What is beer/wine/alcohol?
100
Who is 'higher' in the Middle Ages, the Pope or the Emperor?
What is the Pope.
200
This Frankish king became the first Holy Roman Emperor:
Who is Charlemagne?
200
The "Middle Ages" lasted between these centuries:
When are the 6th to the 16th Centuries?
200
This acted as the "social safety net" in the Middle Ages.
What is the church?
200
These were the only "fighters" in the Middle Ages:
What are knights?
200
This Greek Philosopher was intentionally NOT studied by the Byzantines:
Who was Aristotle?
300
This family was the first ruling dynasty of the Islamic Empire. They expanded the Empire West and conquered much territory.
Who are the Umayyad Caliphate?
300
Charlemagne lives in these centuries:
What is the 8th and the 9th centuries?
300
This event marks the first main split of the Church between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox:
What is the "Great Schism"?
300
Pope Leo III did this in the year 800:
What is: crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor?
300
This is the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate:
What is Baghdad?
400
This sect of Islam believes that Abu Bakr was an appropriate successor of Muhammad, and does not take issue with the succession line.
Who are Sunni?
400
The Abbasid Caliphate began in this century:
What is the 8th century?
400
This religion does NOT allow icons of any sort.
What is Islam?
400
The highest religious and and political office is the same in this civilization:
What is the Islamic Empire?
400
This is the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate:
What is Damascus?
500
This is the name of the small flourishing of culture that happened under Charlemagne.
What is the Carolingian Renaissance?
500
Rome fell in this year:
What is 476?
500
Justinian revisited a lot of "these" and hired scholars to pour over, condense, and streamline them going back to Hadrian's time:
What are Roman Laws (or just "laws")?
500
This happened in 1381 and involved peasants banding together to demand better working conditions and pay:
What is the Peasants' Revolt?
500
This is one specific thing that Charlemagne did during his rule to help society:
What is either: create a common currency, create a common written language, commissioned buildings, assisted with education, or intentionally preserving knowledge.