The Byzantines
Another name for the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Eastern Roman Empire?
The region of the world where Islam was founded.
What is Arabia?
This event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Western Europe in 476 AD.
What was the Fall of Rome?
The movement of Christian holy wars during the High Middle Ages.
What were the Crusades?
A natural disaster that killed between 30-60% of the Medieval European population.
What was the Bubonic Plague/Black Death?
This Byzantine emperor established Christianity as the official religion of the Empire.
Who was Theodosius I?
The man who founded Islam.
Who was Muhammad?
This kingdom rose to prominence during the Early Middle Ages.
Who were the Franks?
These buildings were used by aristocracy for homes and protection, but not comfort.
What were castles?
The two professions most likely to die from the Black Death during the Middle Ages.
What were doctors and priests?
This Byzantine emperor built the Hagia Sophia and reconquered parts of the Western Roman Empire.
Who was Justinian I?
Along with faith, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, this principle is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
What is Hajj (Pilgrimage)?
This king received the title of Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 AD.
Who was Charlemagne?
This was the most important part of the Medieval army.
What was the knight?
The period of history immediately following the Middle Ages.
What is the Renaissance?
The official split between the Latin and Greek Christian churches.
What was the East-West Schism?
This was the first Islamic empire.
What was the Rashidun Caliphate?
This part of Medieval society held the most influence at all levels.
What is the Christian Church?
The social system of lords and vassals used during the Middle Ages.
What was Feudalism?
The group of people in Europe least susceptible to the Black Death.
Who were the Jews?
This battle marked the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
What was the Siege of Constantinople?
This Islamic empire conquered Constantinople in 1453.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
This religious movement greatly impacted Western Europe and helped to focus Medieval academic pursuits.
What is monasticism?
The economic system used during the Middle Ages that relied on serf labor.
What was Manorialism?
The invention by Johannes Gutenberg that increased European literacy.
What was the moveable-type printing press?