Vocabulary
minor battle
Skirmish
'Pepin ought to be king of the Franks, for he has all the power"
Friends of Pepin
Heijira/Beginning of Islamic Calendar
622
Chief of the Saxons; defeated by Charlemagne
Wittekind
Barbarian tribe that sacked Rome in 410 AD
Visigoths
One who poses as what he is not
imposter
I have given my promise and I must keep it
Mohammed
Charlemagne crowned emperor
800
Roman general who reconquered North Africa
Belisarius
Person who persuaded Atilla not to attack Rome
Pope Leo I
principal church of a diocese
cathedral
Long live Charles Augustus, Emperor of the Romans
Pope Leo III
Justinian's code of law
529
King of France and father of Charlemagne
Charles Martel
Established monastery with vows of poverty
Benedict
camel train for transporting goods
caravan
Tell the Empress that I will spare Constantinople if she will pay me 700000 pieces of gold as a yearly tribute
Harun-al-Rashid
Battle of Tours
732
The Prophet, founder of Islam
Mohammed
The 'Scourge of God"
Atilla the Hun
armor made of metal ringlets
coat of mail
She ought to have made you you pay tribute to her
Nicephorus
Clovis Converted to Christianity in....
496
emperor who codified Roman law
Justinian
King of France crowned Roman Emperor in 800 AD
Charlemagne