Rome & Byzantines
The Byzantine Empire was founded by this emperor.
Who is Constantine I (the Great)?
In this even Muhammad travelled to heaven
What is the night journey?
Who is Charles Martel?
Becoming a knight meant you finished these two steps in order to take this oath.
What are page and squire to take an oath of chivalry?
This is the name for the group which helps rule England, composed of these two chambers.
What is Parliament, composed of the House of Lords and House of Commons?
He was the final emperor of Rome
Who is Romulus?
During the hegira Muhammad fled _______________ to move to ______________, Islam's two most important cities.
What is Mecca and Media (fled Mecca to Medina)?
This man became the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Who is Charlemagne?
What is a lord, fief, vassal, homage?
This is the collective name for the nobility, which opposes the king within every country.
What are the Barons?
The Western Roman Empire fell in this year.
What is 476?
These are the 5 pillars of Islam
What are prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, confession (shahada), alms (charity)?
This is the name of the political entity ruled directly by the pope.
BONUS: the precedent for which was established by this forged document.
What are the Papal States?
Bonus: The Donation of Constantine
These political entities (4 major ones) were established after the first crusade ended.
What are the Crusader States?
France developed this form of government by the end of the middle ages.
What is absolute monarchy?
The most famous Byzantine Emperor _______________ did these things (name 2).
Who is Justinian I (the Great)?
What is...
Built the Hagia Sophia
Sent monks to steal silk eggs
Reconquered North Africa (Carthage)
Codified and published the Justinian Code (laws)
Married Theodora
This is the region Vikings were from.
What is Scandanavia?
The theory which outlined the relation of state and church power by the end of the middle ages relied on this metaphor.
What are (two) swords?
The Council of Clermont, which is where the pope called the crusades, was held in this year.
What is AD 1095?
This french king is the only man to be made a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and led 2 crusades.
Who is St. Louis?
The Byzantine Empire fell in ____________ to the ______________
What is 1453 to the Ottoman Turks?
This man was the first European to land in America.
Who is Leif Erikson?
This controversy led the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV to go on this journey.
What is the Investiture Controversy and the Walk to Conossa?
These are the two most famous of these group (different from monks) which emerged in the Middle Ages.
What are the Franciscans and Dominicans, orders of Friars?
The English King ______ had his power limited by signing the __________ in the year ________.
What is John, Magna Carta, AD 1215?