Famous Dates
Charlemagne crowned emperor of the Romans
800
The Prophet; founder of Islam
Mohammed
"I have given my promise, and I must keep it."
Mohammed
minor battle
skirmish
Byzantine empress
Irene
The beginning of the Islamic calendar (what year)
622
Roman general who reconquered North Africa
Belisarius
"She ought to have made you pay tribute to her."
Nicephorus
rectangular plaza
quadrangle
Caliph of Bagdad who sent Charlemagne an elephant
Harun-Al-Rashid
Justinian's first codex of Roman law
529
Emperor who reconquered Rome & North Africa for the Roman Empire
Justinian
"Long live Charles Augustus, Emperor of the Romans."
Pope Leo III
tower for calling to prayer
minaret
King of France & Father of Charlemagne
(he also established the Church as a state in Italy)
Pepin the Short
The battle of Tours/Poitiers
732
He is the archetype of the medieval chivalric hero
Roland
Khadija (wife of Mohammed)
to seize another's power
usurp
Muslim general who was defeated at the battle of Tours
Abd-er-Rahmen
Chief of the Saxons; defeated by Charlemagne
Wittekind
"Thou shalt SEE my reply."
Harun-al-Rashid
Leader of an Islamic state
caliph
The Koran is the holy book of the _____
Muslims