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Wrote In Defense of Icons
Who is John of Damascus?
100
Wrote the Consolation of Philosophy, was executed for treason
Who is Boethius?
100
Ways the Germanic tribes influenced the Romans (name at least 2)
What is a more agrarian lifestyle, smaller familial groups, pants?
100
Ways in which the Romans influenced the Germans (name at least 2)
What is began using Latin, began converting to Christianity, Began using a written language?
200
Byzantine Emperor who built the Hagia Sophia
Who is Justinian?
200
Frankish leader who united large portions of the Frankish kingdom and converted to Roman Christianity
Who is Clovis?
200
This event led to the creation of the Hagia Sophia
What is the Nika Riots?
200
These were the ways that Gregory expanded the role of the papacy (Name at least 2)
What is made it a more political position, great speaker, negotiated treaties, expanded power beyond Rome?
300
Helped better define the role of the papacy through an increased political role
Who is Gregory the Great?
300
Ostrogoth leader who promoted learning
Who is Theodoric?
300
Name at least two of the factors that allowed Islam to spread so rapidly
What is Mecca became a large center for trade, many people in the region spoke the same language and didn't need to have texts translated, camels allowed for ideas to travel, Mecca’s location along the Red Sea allowed for it to be a destination easy to travel to.
300
What are some of the religious disagreements and controversies that led to the increased separation between the eastern and western empires? (Name 2)
What is human and divine nature of Christ, power of the pope, emperor's role in religion, iconoclast controversy, catholicism vs orthodox
400
Byzantine Emperor who ordered religious icons in both the western and eastern Roman empires destroyed
Who is Leo III?
400
Wrote The Canon of Medicine
Who is Ibn Sina?
400
Describe the argument made in In Defense of Icons
What is John of Damascus argues that the worship of an icon is not the same as worshipping an idol because an icon is merely a representation of the deity and not an actual god receiving worship and that Christians do not worship matter
400
Explain some of the medical advancements that were made during the rise of the Islamic Empire
What is cataract surgery, using stitches from a cow gut, anesthesia, realizing that fever is not necessarily a symptom but rather how the body fights a virus