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The Roman Empire
The Barbarians
The Byzantine Empire
Islamic Kingdoms
Bonus Questions -Difficult!!-
100
What made the Roman Empire so powerful and united?
Its army.
100
What did the Barbarians do to the Roman Empire?
Attack it until they conquered it.
100
What was the name of the territory that became the Byzantine Empire?
The Roman Empire of the West.
100
Who founded the Islamic religion and Empire?
Muhammad.
100
Who was the Roman Emperor of the West that was defeated by the Barbarians?
Romulus Augustus.
200
What did the Roman Empire do to try to control the Barbarian invasions?
Split in two: East and West.
200
Why did the Romans call these people "Barbarians"?
Because they had different, lifestyles, culture, and languages.
200
Who built the Byzantine Empire?
The Ottoman Turks.
200
What is the name of the religious place that Arabic people used?
Kaaba.
200
What was one result of the mixture of Barbarian and Roman culture?
The birth of Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian).
300
What did the army do for the Roman Empire?
Watch over and defend its territories and borders, as well as conquer other people.
300
What was ONE Barbarian strategy to try to conquer the Roman Empire?
Use force to gain territory. OR Make agreements with the empire to get lands in exchange of military service (infiltration into the army!!).
300
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople.
300
What is the holy book used by the Islamic religion?
The Qur'an.
300
What was the original name of Constantinople in Greek?
Byzantium.
400
What is the name of the Roman emperor that the Barbarians defeated to take control of the Roman Empire of the West?
Romulus Augustus.
400
Who was the Barbarian emperor who conquered and united all the Barbarians of the old Roman Empire of the West?
Charlemagne.
400
What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Orthodox Christianity.
400
What does the word "Islam" mean?
Submission or surrender to Allah's will.
400
What is the name of the cathedral of Constantinople, built for Orthodox Christianity?
Hagia Sophia or "Holy Wisdom".
500
What event marks the end of Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages?
The defeat of the Roman Empire of the West to the Barbarians.
500
Name at least SIX Barbarian groups that conquered Western Europe.
Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Lombards, Franks, Saxon, Anglos, Magyars, and Bulgarians.
500
What cultures influenced the Byzantine Empire?
Greek, Roman, and Persian.
500
What was the "caliphate"?
The government of the Islamic Empire, started by Muhammad.
500
What was ONE purpose of the Crusades?
To get control of the holy land of Jerusalem AND to control trading routes in the Middle East.