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Islam
Early Christianity
Rome
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Medieval England
100
Muhammad's birthplace and the capitol of Islam
What is Mecca?
100
The emperor at Jesus's birth.
What is Augustus Caesar?
100
As general he oversaw the collapse of the Roman Republic, but was assassinated before he could enjoy his lifetime dictatorship.
What is Julius Caesar?
100
Called in 1095 to go "reclaim" the Holy Land from Islam.
What is First Crusade?
100
Signed in 1215, this document greatly limited poor King John's power.
What is Magna Carta?
200
The "Last Prophet" of Islam.
What is Muhammad?
200
The "Roman peace" that allowed the peaceful spread of Christianity.
What is Pax Romana?
200
The first Roman Emperor.
What is Augustus Caesar?
200
The split between Catholic and Orthodox branches of the Faith.
What is Great Schism?
200
Edward I called it to get the taxes he needed approved.
What is Model Parliament?
300
Meaning "deputy" - represents successors to Muhammad.
What is caliph?
300
The missionary whose trips spread Christianity throughout the empire in the 1st Century.
What is Paul?
300
The Roman elite, or upper class.
What is patrician?
300
The only "Great" pope.
What is Gregory I (Gregory the Great)?
300
"The Conqueror": he conquered England in 1066.
What is William I (William the Conqueror)?
400
The triumphant return of Muhammad from Medina.
What is hijrah?
400
The emperor who legalized Christianity.
What is Constantine?
400
One of two executive officers during the Roman Republic, but only for a year at a time.
What is consul?
400
A major figure in early monasticism, he wrote the "Rules."
What is Benedict?
400
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What is Free Points!
500
An Islamic denomination - Ali's partisans.
What is Shi'a?
500
Author of "The City of God" and a prominent Church Father.
What is Augustine?
500
The epic Roman-Carthaginian conflict
What is Punic Wars?
500
Justinian's fantastic church in Constantinople (now a museum in Istanbul).
What is Hagia Sofia?
500
Founder of the Angevin Dynastry, he was also a great warrior, legal thinker, and - apparently - handsome.
What is Henry II?