Unit III facts

Question 1

Emperor who reconquered Rome and North Africa for the Roman Empire

Answer 1

Justinian

Question 2

Justinian’s great generals

Answer 2

Belisarius and Narses

Question 3

Codified Roman law that became basis of much of today’s European law

Answer 3

Code of Justinian

Question 4

Founder of Islam

Answer 4

Mohammed

Question 5

Holy book of the Muslims

Answer 5

Koran

Question 6

First convert to Islam

Answer 6

Khadijah

Question 7

Flight from Mecca that marks start of Islamic calendar

Answer 7

Hejira

Question 8

Date of Mohammed’s flight from Mecca

Answer 8

622 A.D.

Question 9

Muslim holy city; birthplace of Mohammed

Answer 9

Mecca

Question 10

Frank who established the Church as a state in Italy

Answer 10

Pepin the Short

Question 11

Frank who defeated the Muslims at Tours, ending Muslim expansion into Europe

Answer 11

Charles Martel

Question 12

Muslim general defeated at the battle of Tours

Answer 12

Abd-er-Rahman

Question 13

King of France crowned Roman emperor in 800 A.D.

Answer 13

Charlemagne

Question 14

Muslim leader of an Islamic country

Answer 14

caliph

Question 15

Muslim leader who admired Charlemagne and sent him a clock and an elephant

Answer 15

Harun-al-Rashid