27-52 midterm exam

Question 1

The biggest arguement of the early church.

Answer 1

→ Trinity

Question 2

Constantine the Great

Answer 2

→ Eliminated his last rival in 324 to become the sole ruler of a unified empire.

Question 3

The Nicene Creed

Answer 3

→ A declaration and summary of the Christian faith

Question 4

Constantinople

Answer 4

→ Constantine establishing his new capital in the city of Byzantium in 324

Question 5

Justinian.

Answer 5

→ For 20 years, he attempted to reunite the empire

Question 6

A massive tribal confederation.

Answer 6

The Huns

Question 7

What does Islam mean?

Answer 7

→ Submission to God

Question 8

Qur’an

Answer 8

→ Revelations the holy scripture of Islam

Question 9

What are the 2 divisions of Islam?

Answer 9

→ Sunni
→ Shiites

Question 10

The most powerful men in Merovingian society.

Answer 10

→ Catholic Bishops

Question 11

What was Charles Martel called.

Answer 11

→ Charles the Hammer

Question 12

What was Charles Martel’s Military brilliance?

Answer 12

→ was his ability to pick the time and place of his battles

Question 13

Coveted title in Western Europe?

Answer 13

→ Defender of the Faith

Question 14

Greatest King of the Middle Ages?

Answer 14

→ Charlemagne (768-814)

Question 15

Significance of Battle of Tours.

Answer 15

→ The decisive turning point in the struggle against Islam, a struggle which preserved Christianity as the religion of Europe

Question 16

What was the period (725-870) in the Byzantine Empire where images of Christian figures were banned from art and architecture called?

Answer 16

→ Iconoclasm

Question 17

Why will the Abbasid’s move their capital from Damascus to Baghdad?

Answer 17

→for its prosperous location near trade routes

Question 18

Wealthy Muslims will established and endowed schools for higher learning called?

Answer 18

→ Madrasa

Question 19

Just as Europe was on the verge of emerging from the Dark Ages, what will throw them back into it?

Answer 19

→ The Viking Invasions

Question 20

List the 2 causes that lead to the emergence of Feudalism

Answer 20

→ Collapse of the Carolingian Empire
→ attacks and invasions by vikings, muslims, and magyars

Question 21

A vassal

Answer 21

→ the individual who receives the land from the great landholders

Question 22

Who dominated the long distance trade routes during medieval times?

Answer 22

→ the Italians

Question 23

Investiture conflict

Answer 23

→ was the most significant conflict between church and state in medieval Europe

Question 24

God wills it!

Answer 24

→ will become the rallying cry for the crusaders throughout the crusades

Question 25

Legends of this orders secret rituals, huge wealth and lost treasures have long fascinated conspiracy theorists for centuries.

Answer 25

→ Knights Templar

Question 26

List the Significance of the Battle of Hastings (all 3)

Answer 26

→ England politician shift from the Scandinavian world to continental Europe
→ Domesday Book
→ The birth of the modern english language