Islamic Religion
The son-in-law of the Prophet of Islam.
Who is Ali?
The title of the Islamic Empire's ruler.
What is a caliph?
The day of the year that Charlemagne was crowned emperor.
What is December 25?
What is serfdom?
The type of meat that both Muslims and Jews are forbidden to eat.
What is pork?
The collective name for the first four caliphs.
What are the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs?
The tribe that Charlemagne was originally king of.
Who were the Franks?
The angel whom Muhammad claimed to receive visions from.
Who the the Angel Gabriel?
The battle where Christians under Charles Martel stopped the Muslims from advancing into the west.
What was the Battle of Tours?
The barbarian tribe that Charlemagne conquered in northern Europe.
Who were the Saxons?
The first stage of a knight's formation.
What is a page?
The city were Muhammad was born.
What is Mecca?
The dynasty of al-Saffah ("The Bloodsucker"), which took over after the Umayyads.
Who are the Abbasids?
The place where Charlemagne massacred thousands of captured soldiers in one day.
What is Verden?
The formal name for the Muslim pirates that attacked from the south.
Who were the Saracens?
The Arabic name for the mandatory Islamic pilgrimage.
What is the Hajj?
The emperor who deceived the Muslim invaders and defended Constantinople.
Who was Emperor Leo III?
Charlemagne's brother, whom he had a rivalry with.
Who was Carloman?
The formal term for a king's subject.
What is a vassal?