Unit 1
What was the name of the leader of the Huns?
Attila
Jewish landed aristocracy and high priests. They did not believe in an afterlife or angels.
Sadduccees
What is the literal meaning of “Islam"?
Submission
What is the name of the Byzantine ruler who reformed the legal code and began an ambitious building program and shouldn’t have gone to a chariot race...
Justinian
Which document marked the end of the Carolingian Empire and divided the empire into three divided kingdoms?
Treaty of Verdun
Who wore mohawks to intimidate their opponents during battles?
Celts
The Jewish factions of ascetic priests who settled at Qumran. They are famous for their association with the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Essenes
What is the name of the journey to Mecca that each Muslim should make once in their lifetime. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Hijra
What was the name of the church which became the model for churches all over the Empire? It features a dome and is known as one of the great architectural masterpieces of the world.
Hagia Sophia
Because of Merovingian kings’ negligence, these people eventually took over the real power of government
Mayors of the Palace
The last of the Roman emperors. Odoacer/Odovacer took his throne in 476.
Romulus Augustulus
Who legally made everyone practice Christianity in the Roman Empire?
Theodosius
What was the title for the successors of Muhammad.
Caliph
The movement of “image breaking” in the Byzantine Empire is called what?
Iconoclasm
What did Charlemagne start in order to promote unity in the empire?
Money System
The Ostrogoths, under this person’s leadership, overthrew Odoacer in 493.
Theodoric
Hanukkah is celebrated to this day. It commemorates a miracle that happened during what event?
Maccabean Revolt
What was the name of the manual of conduct for monks that outlined regulations for things like clothing, discipline, prayer, and work?
Benedictine Rule/Rule of St. Benedict
What was the name of the emperor who began the practice of the destruction of religious images?
Leo III
Who was the founder of the Franks who united France and famously converted to Roman Christianity?
Clovis
In order to avoid excessive retaliation within a tribe, Germanic tribes imposed fines on offenders known as what?
Wergeld
Who is known as the first Christian Martyr?
Stephen
Muslim who accepts only the Koran (not Sunnas) and is awaiting the Mahdi
Shiites
Which group from the east shattered the largely mercenary army of the Byzantines?
Seljuk Turks
What was the name of the process by which the eldest son would inherit their father's fief?
Primogeniture