HIST 3 QUIZ Flashcards
“Three heirs of Rome”
After rome fell three new empire emerged
Byzantines, Islamic, and Germanic/Frankish Kingdoms
Byzantine Empire
eastern Roman Empire centered at Constantinople
Largely Greek Speaking Christains (Eastern)
Regarded themselves as Roman empower
Has continuities of Roman empire, but there are also several features that distinct them as their own thing
Justinian
Byzantine Emperor
Re-established Roman law in the territories he conquered
Hagia Sophia
architecture leaning towards Eastern but has little bits of Western culture
monasticism
a movement of men and women moving away from the world to pursue holiness and become more like Christ
Iconoclasm
you could use images of mother mary, jesus, etc, and it would be a bridge between you and the divine river (God would listen to you better, stronger connection to God)
Islam
sophisticated culture founded on faith
Interwoven with Western Culture
Reclaimed Greek wisdom after it was lost
Sowed the seeds of the renaissance 600 years before De Vinci
Numbers
Medicine and health care
Art and architecture
Ka’ba
shrine in Islam where Muslims can pray
Qur’an
the message the Muhammed got from Gabriel who got that message from god
One true god and Muhammed is his profit
Regarded as his miracle
Islamic Math and Medicine
Decimal place and fractions
Doctors started washing hands, which reduced infections and led to successful surgeries
caliph
Successor (highest leader) of Muhammad
Leader of the islamic state
Muhammad
While on walk, sees the archangel gabriel
Gabriel tells him he is the final prophet chosen by the one true god
Summoned to roles as the final prophet of God
spreads the Qur’an
Germanic Kingdoms
kingdoms independent from Roman Empire
wergeld
Difference in law
Clovis
established Frankish kingdoms
united all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler
Charlemagne
Attempts to christianize the empire and convert everyone to be catholic
Gets praise from the pope for creating a catholic empire
Crowned emperor (holy roman)
Vinland
viking settlement in Canada
First Euopeans to encounter new world
Significant expansion and consolidation of the world
did not last long because they had no support
Frankish Kingdoms
longest lasting barbarian tribe that take over Western Roman Empire
Established by Clovis