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Byzantium
People
Monasticism
Germanic Tribes
The Franks
100
Justinian's code in Latin
What is corpus juris civilis?
100
The "Greatest King"
Who is Charlemagne?
100
Where monks lived and worked
What is a monastery?
100
They are in the name of a country on the Danube River which has a capital at Bratislava
Who are the Slavs?
100
The first Christian Frankish king
Who is Clovis?
200
The capital of Byzantium, "New Rome"
What is Constantinople?
200
The Queen who said purple is a great color for a funeral
Who is Theodora?
200
A word meaning a denunciation of material goods
What is asceticism?
200
They, lad by Attila, sieged Constantinople along with the Avars
Who are the Huns?
200
The second Frankish dynasty
What is the Carolingian dynasty?
300
The weapon of choice of Byzantium, ignited fluid shot through a copper tube
What is Greek Fire?
300
Legendary figure who started the first Frankish dynasty
Who is Merovech?
300
A "rule" which acts as the definitive guide for a monastic life
What is The Rule of St. Benedict?
300
They went and conquered Spain.
Who are the Visigoths?
300
The battle where the Franks repelled the Umayyad caliphate
What is the Battle of Tours?
400
A book outline the lives of Theodora and Justinian and stating that they are unfit to rule.
What is the Secret History?
400
Founded the alphabet used in Russian
Who is Cyril?
400
A "crabby" word that comes from the Greek word for desert, due to monks going there to pray.
What is hermit?
400
The defacing of property comes from their name.
Who are the Vandals?
400
The "hammer" who defended the Franks in 732 CE against the Umayyad caliphate.
Who is Charles Martel?
500
A women's quarter common in the villa of the wealthy which tells us a lot about the women's role in Byzantine life
What is a gynaeceum?
500
A monk who writes a five volume history of England in Jarrow
Who is Bede?
500
What monks meticulously preserved to the benefit of all mankind
What is Greek and Roman literature?
500
They settled, in a "degree" in Great Britain
Who are the Angles?
500
The capital of Charlemagne's empire.
What is Aachen?