MOH Quarter 2 Challenge Cards Flashcards
Who was King Arthur?
King Arthur may have been a Celtic war chief who lived in England about the time the Romans left and the ruthless Saxons took over. He is believed to have been a wise and well-loved king.
Who were Justinian I and Theodora?
They were the king and queen of the Byzantine Empire
Who was Columba?
He was an Irishman who lived in the mid 500s and took the Gospel to Scotland.
Where is Japan?
Japan is an archipelago-a chain of islands-in the Pacific Ocean just off the eastern coast of China.
Who was Gregory the Great?
He was a man, though born into a rich family, lived simply as a monk. He was a pope over the Roman Catholic Church.
Who was Mohammed?
He was born in 570 in Mecca on the peninsula of Arabia and went on to found the religion of Islam.
What would be the main difference between followers of Islam and followers of Jesus Christ?
Followers of Islam, called Muslims, believe they must earn their way into Paradise (heaven) by doing good works. Christians recognize that Jesus’ death on the cross paid the price for sin so that we can go to heaven.
What is Beowulf about?
The poem tells of a monster in Denmark named Grendel and his ferocious mother, both killed by Beowulf, a Swedish warrior.
Who was St. Boniface?
He was called the “Apostle to the Germans”
What was the Iconoclast Controversy?
It was a disagreement, in Europe during the Dark Ages, over whether having religious symbols was a form of idol worship, which is forbidden by God.
Who was Charles Martel?
He was a mayor that stopped the spread of Islam in Europe by driving the Muslims back to Spain in 732 at the Battle of Tours.
Who was Charlemagne?
He was a successful king who lived in the late 700s who was declared Emperor of Rome by Pope Leo.
Where did the stories of The Thousand and One Nights come from?
Legend says that a queen told these stories to the Sultan in order to stay alive. The Sultan often killed his wives the morning after their weddings. She always stopped the stories at the most exciting part so he would keep her alive another day.
Who were the Vikings?
They were a people who originally lived on the coasts of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. They became savage raiders who plundered and destroyed countless villages across Europe for about 300 years.
Give a quick timeline of England up to the mid-800s.
Some ancient people built Stonehenge; then the Celts settled there; then the Romans invaded under Julius Caesar; then the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes moved in. King Arthur tried to stop them. Christianity was brought by Gregory the Great through St. Augustine and others. Then the Danish Vikings attacked.
