Byzantine Empire
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople?
The main prophet of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
The son of Charles Martel, and was the first French king to be anointed by the Pope
Who is Pepin the Short?
Process of how someone gets their sins forgiven
What is confession?
The political and social system of granting land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services
What is feudalism?
The official church of the Byzantine Empire
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The term of submitting oneself to the will of Allah
What is Islam?
People group from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark who terrorized Western Europe
Who are the Vikings?
Who is the Pope?
Name of Catholic laws that dictate how a person should live
What is Canon law?
The giant temple/church Justinian built
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The two main groups of Muslims
What are Sunnis and Shi'ite's?
Son of Pepin, emperor of Holy Roman Empire, tried to restore Old Roman Empire
Who is Charlemagne?
What are sacraments?
Woman who took power from her son, and declared herself to be the Byzantine Empress
Who is Irene?
The most famous Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Who is Justinian?
Muslim Empire that expanded from Saudi Arabia to Spain
What is the Umayyad Empire?
King who beat the Danes, advocated for people to be educated in English
Who is King Alfred the Great?
This is what the Pope called the area he had political authority over
What are the Papal States?
Name of Empire that was given to Charlemagne by the Pope, so Irene could not be an Empress
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
The riots that burned down half the city, started in the Hippodrome, and Justinian killed them in the Hippodrome
What are the Nika riots?
Famous battle that kept the Muslims from conquering Europe
What is the Battle of Tours?
Person who conquered England and started Feudalism
Who is William the Conqueror?
This is the final split between Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox
What is the Great Schism of 1054?
The term for rogue knights that started attacking innocent people
What are thugs?