Roman Empire
______ was the most important city in the Roman Empire.
Rome
The_______ was the leader of the Christian church in the city of Rome.
___________ was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantinople
The followers of Muhammad’s teachings are called _____.
Muslims
What are nomads?
People who wandered from place to place and never settled.
The center of the Roman Empire was located near the __________ Sea
Mediterranean
The Christians built _______ where men could live and worship God.
Monastery
Why did the Roman Empire divide into two parts?
It got too big for one ruler to lead and protect.
What is the land of the Arabian Peninsula like?
A hot and dry desert
The Norsemen were barbarians who came from a peninsula called
Scandinavia
The Romans called the wandering tribes who invaded them ________ because
they didn’t live like the Romans lived.
Barbarians
What is a scriptorium?
A special room where monks copied books by hand
Who or what was the Hagia Sophia?
the largest church in Constantinople
_________
is the most important city in Islam because Muhammad received his vision there.
Mecca
The Norsemen came from the kingdoms of
A. Norway, Demark, and Sweden
B. Findland, Normway, Demark
C. Russia, Austria, Sweden
D. Norway, Denmark, and Scandinavia
Norway, Demark, and Sweden
The ___________ meant that all parts of the Roman Empire had to obey Roman laws.
Pax Romana
The first Christians who came to Britain settled down in the town of
A. Canterbury
B. England
C. London
D. Wales
Canterbury
Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire did not believe that the pope should be able to make decisions for the whole church. They split from the Christians in the west and became known as
Eastern Orthodox
Muhammad’s teachings are recorded in a book called the
Quran
What fruit did Leif Ericsson find in the new land that he discovered?
Grapes. and then he named the new area Vineland.
Which countries were part of the Roman Empire?
Gaul, Britain, Spain, and Egypt
What is one thing that monks were not allowed to do?
Marry and have kids
What was one big problem that Justinian faced?
The lands he conquered all followed different laws.
Name or describe AT LEADST 3 of the five pillars of Islam.
profession of faith (Shahada), prayer (Salah), almsgiving (Zakat), fasting in the month of Ramadan (Sawm), and pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Eric the Red was a Norseman who discovered __________.
Greenland