Fall of Rome
What did the Romans build along the Rhine and Danube rivers?
The Roman built fortifications along the Rhine and Danube rivers to protect from Germanic incursions (8)
What were the chieftains who had conquered several towns called?
The large chieftains were called dukes
What was a compilation of the laws that applied throughout the empire?
Code of Justinian (15)
Is Islam polytheistic or monotheistic. Please define these terms.
Monotheistic (16)
What is the most holy city of Islam?
Mecca (16)
What was the Empire divided into? What were their capitals?
The Western Roman Empire in the capital of Rome & the Eastern Roman Empire, whose capital was Constantinople.
(8)
Who sacked Romed and in what year?
The Visigoths sacked Rome in 410
(pg. 12)
What was the main language of the empire?
Greek replaced Latin as the main language of the Byzantine Empire. (15)
What were the borders of the Islamic Caliphate at its zenith(height)?
From where to where?
From Spain/Portugal to the Indus Valley(16)
What century were the Romans expelled from Iberian peninsula & who expelled them?
The Visigoths during the 7th Century (10)
What century did Germanic tribes became a real threat to Rome?
The Third Century (8)
How were rulers selected for the Visigoths?
Hint: democracy, monarchy, republic?
Elective Monarchy (pg 12)
Who conquered the Byzantine Empire & in what year?
The Turks in 1453 and they renamed Constantinople to Istanbul. (pg. 14)
What was the name of the first three Caliphates? Please name them in the order they came
The Orthodox Caliphate (632-661), Umayyad Caliphate (661-750), Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258).
(pg. 18)
Who conquered Italy from the Romans and in what century did they do so?
In the 6th century, the Lombards expelled the Byzantines from the north and center of the Italian Peninsula? (10)
What were the names of the two "barbarian" groups? How were they different?
They were the Huns & Germanic people.
Nomadic animal herders from Asian steppe
vs
Mostly sedentary farmers from north of east
(8)
What were the three parts of Post-Roman society.
Cities, rural life, & monasteries
What was the name of the Emperor & and his wife who both recaptured much of the Western Roman Empire?
Emperor Justinian(527-565) & Empress Theodora
(14)
What did each of these leaders do:
Caliph:
Viziers:
Qadis
Walis:
Emirs:
Caliph: King
Viziers: Ministers
Qadis: Judges of Islamic Law
Walis: Provincial governors
Emirs: Princes or nobles
(pg. 19)
Can you give me four facts about Islamic Architecture?
Islam did not allow artists to represent the human body
Islamic art was influenced by the art of conquered cultures
Arches were a large part of Islamic art
Exterior: Brick, plaster, and wood
Interior: Plaster, ceramic and paint
Geometric patterns, floral motifs(arabesque)
Water was a large part i.e. gardens
(21)
When were the Huns defeated?
The Huns were defeated in the battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451 AD.
(9)
Where in Europe did each ethic group live: Franks, Visgoths/Suevi, Ostrogoths/Lombards, Anglos/Saxons
Franks: France
Visgoths/Suevi: Spain & Portugal
Ostrogoths/Lombards: Italy
Anglos/Saxons: England
What was the Byzantine Church, what was East-West Schism, and in what year did the "schism" happen?
Orthodox Church, 1054, and schism was the official divide between the Roman Catholic Church & the Eastern Orthodox Church (15)
Can you name the five pillars of Islam?
Faith: Muslims believe that 'there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet
Prayer: Muslims pray five times a day.
Pilgrimage: They should travel to Mecca at least once in their lives.
Fasting: During the month of Ramadan
Charity: They must give to the poor.
(17)
Buildings within a Mosque:
Minaret:
Mihrab:
Mimbar:
Qibla:
Minaret: Mosque or tower: from which people are called to prayer
Mihrab: Most mosques contain a wall niche that indicates the Qibla, which is known as a miḥrab
Mimbar: A minbar is a pulpit in the mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons
Qibla: The Qibla is the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during ṣalah.
(17)