Rome
One of Justinian's great general who defeated the Vandals in North Africa in 533 CE.
Belisarius
In 534, Justinian's commission to codify Roman law produced the ... .... ... .
Corpus Juris Civilis
“England” means...
“land of the Angles”
The period between approximately 1000 and 1300 CE in European history is referred to as .....
high Middle Ages
By collecting contrasting divergent opinions I hope to provoke young readers to push themselves to the limit in the search for truth, so that their wits may be sharpened by their investigation. It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.
Peter Abelard (1079-1142
When he defeated Marc Antony, he removed the last obstacle to his own control of Rome’s vast territories.
Octavian (aka Augustus)
Roman emperor known for his personal sadism, cruelty, megalomania
Gaius (r. 37 – 41 CE)(aka Caligula)
A political system in which government is greatly decentralized and public power is widely vested in private hands
Feudalism
Manorialism – an economic system in which large agricultural estates were worked by serfs
Manorialism
A series of invasions of the Middle East by Europeans in the name of Christianity
The Crusades
Although this name had originally been the family name, it eventually came to be synonymous with the emperor himself by the end of the first century CE.
Caesar
After 410 CE, the western imperial government moved to the city of... .
Ravenna
A Carolingian political and military leader who defeated the invading Arab armies at the Battle of Tours (also referred to as the Battle of Poitiers)
Charles Martel, (Charles the Hammer)
Byzantine emperor who called for aid from the Christians of western Europe
Alexius
launched the single most successful campaign of empire-building in world history
Chinngis Khan, aka Genghis Khan, aka Temujin
Roman emperor who shut down the Olympic games.
Theodosius I back, 393 CE
This emperor survived palace intrigues because he walked with a limp and spoke with a pronounced stutter
Claudius
Considered one of the most important kings in medieval European history. From his conquests arose the concept of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charlemagne (r. 768 – 814)
Summoned the knights of Europe to holy war to protect Christians in the Holy Land
Pope Urban II
Their policy of conversion (to official Christian teachings) involved intellectual argument with suspected heretics.
The Dominican Order
Why was Tiberius not interested in fighting the Persians or Germans?
He feared that successful generals might threaten his power.
Caligula's horse was named ... .
Incitatus
Two knightly orders which, despite their professed vows of poverty, achieved great wealth and power
the Hospitallers and the Templars
According to pagan traditions, Thursday is ... .
Thor’s day
This group of people wished to imitate the life of Christ. They translated and studied the Gospels and dedicated themselves to preaching. The church considered them heretics when they refused to stop their unauthorized preaching.
The Waldensians