The military formation of four to eight well-armed men standing shoulder-to-shoulder, who moved in unison in battle.
What is Hoplite Phalanx
100
The first Roman imperator. (There are two possible answers I will accept, but only if you make a convincing argument why the answer you gave is correct).
Who is Augustus or Caesar.
100
A movement that began to spread at the bottom levels of Roman society, which only began to appeal to elites after emperor Constantine, and which eventually became a tool of governing in the Byzantine empire.
What is Christianity
100
The land a Vassal would get for his loyalty to his Lord.
What is fief
100
Scared ground in early Islam
What is haram
200
A Teacher of oratory and rhetoric.
What is a Sophist
200
Roman Republic political organization, "rule by the few"
What is Oligarchy
200
A religion with only one God.
What is Monotheism
200
Medieval kingship and society grew from the merging of the traditions of these two earlier cultures.
What is Roman and Germanic traditions.
200
The goal of the first Crusade.
What is to protect the Holy Land (Jerusalem) and Eastern Christians from persecution by Muslims.
300
The period of Greek history from 479-336 B.C.E. A period of cultural productivity, with development of philosophy, art, and science.
What is Classical Greece
300
The social/cultural aspect of Roman imperialism.
What is Romanization
300
The Emperor who built Hagia Sophia
Who is Justinian
300
The official language of governing elites.
What is Latin
300
The first governing group of the Arabian Empire; made up of Muhammad's followers.
What is the Ummah (means 'community')
400
The two epic poems about the Trojan War, written by Homer.
What is the Iliad and Odyssey
400
Large cash-crop plantations.
What is latifundia
400
The event when Emperor Leo ordered the destruction of holy images in the empire.
What is the iconoclastic controversy
400
The three elements of society which Charlemagne reformed to improve governmental organization.
What is military, finance, and bureaucracy.
400
The date of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
What is 476 AD, or 5th century
500
The alliance of Greek poleis (excluding Sparta), led by Athens, with the goal of continuing the war against the Persians.
What is the Delian League
500
The emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two: the Greek-speaking Eastern portion and a Latin-speaking Western portion.
Who is Diocletian
500
The dynasty that ruled Byzantium from 867-1056, under which there was a cultural renaissance, with new infrastructure, mosaics, cathedrals, as well as historical and philosophical writings.
What is Macedonian Dynasty
500
The most destructive invaders of the Latin West throughout the 8th-11th centuries. They sailed from what is modern Norway and Sweden, and raided monasteries and churches for silver. Eventually, they settled and began to conquer the Northern region.
What is Vikings/Norsemen
500
The date of the collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire.