27-52 midterm exam Flashcards
The biggest arguement of the early church.
→ Trinity
Constantine the Great
→ Eliminated his last rival in 324 to become the sole ruler of a unified empire.
The Nicene Creed
→ A declaration and summary of the Christian faith
Constantinople
→ Constantine establishing his new capital in the city of Byzantium in 324
Justinian.
→ For 20 years, he attempted to reunite the empire
A massive tribal confederation.
The Huns
What does Islam mean?
→ Submission to God
Qur’an
→ Revelations the holy scripture of Islam
What are the 2 divisions of Islam?
→ Sunni
→ Shiites
The most powerful men in Merovingian society.
→ Catholic Bishops
What was Charles Martel called.
→ Charles the Hammer
What was Charles Martel’s Military brilliance?
→ was his ability to pick the time and place of his battles
Coveted title in Western Europe?
→ Defender of the Faith
Greatest King of the Middle Ages?
→ Charlemagne (768-814)
Significance of Battle of Tours.
→ The decisive turning point in the struggle against Islam, a struggle which preserved Christianity as the religion of Europe
What was the period (725-870) in the Byzantine Empire where images of Christian figures were banned from art and architecture called?
→ Iconoclasm
Why will the Abbasid’s move their capital from Damascus to Baghdad?
→for its prosperous location near trade routes
Wealthy Muslims will established and endowed schools for higher learning called?
→ Madrasa
Just as Europe was on the verge of emerging from the Dark Ages, what will throw them back into it?
→ The Viking Invasions
List the 2 causes that lead to the emergence of Feudalism
→ Collapse of the Carolingian Empire
→ attacks and invasions by vikings, muslims, and magyars
A vassal
→ the individual who receives the land from the great landholders
Who dominated the long distance trade routes during medieval times?
→ the Italians
Investiture conflict
→ was the most significant conflict between church and state in medieval Europe
God wills it!
→ will become the rallying cry for the crusaders throughout the crusades
Legends of this orders secret rituals, huge wealth and lost treasures have long fascinated conspiracy theorists for centuries.
→ Knights Templar
List the Significance of the Battle of Hastings (all 3)
→ England politician shift from the Scandinavian world to continental Europe
→ Domesday Book
→ The birth of the modern english language
