Unit Two-Group F- Groups and Events/Achievements Flashcards
Who were the Franks?
German tribes
Took over Roman Empire
Christianity
Rall
What major area did the Vikings not attempt to raid?
Muslim Spain
Rall
Magyars
Hungarian
Skilled horsemen
Raided Franks
Rall
Vikings
Nordic Scandinavians
Seafaring people
Capital at Vik
Rall
What did the Franks stop the spread of?
Muslim into Europe
Rall
True or False: Under Justinian, the Byzantines reconquered most of the territory of the original Roman Empire.
(Max Parsa)
False. He attempted it, but his attempts spread the empire too thin and he gave up.
Which Pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor?
Max Parsa
Leo III.
What major dynasty briefly created a centralized government in India?
(Max Parsa)
The Gupta dynasty.
Hippodrome (James Patterson)
in ancient Greece and Rome an oval track for horse races and chariot races.
Battle of tours (James Patterson)
Battle between the Christians and Muslims in 732
Germanic tribes (James Patterson)
Took down Rome
Christian missionaries (James Patterson)
Tried to spread Christian faith throughout Europe and Asia
Benedictine monks (James Patterson)
Order of monks started around 530 AD
True or False: Constantinople was taken over by Muslim conquerors.
(Max Parsa)
False. The Byzantines kept Muslim invaders from entering the city with their more advanced military technologies, such as Greek Fire.
What missionaries who converted many Indians to Islam?
Max Parsa
Sufis.
What religion did Buddhism drive out of India.
Sal Paris
Hinduism
Charles Martel lead this Germanic group to a victory at the battle of tours
Sam Nulton
The franks
What church built by Justinian was later turned into a mosque by the ottomans?
Sam Nulton
Hagia Sophia
An artificial lake constructed near Bhopal in the eleventh centery covering around 650 square km or 250 miles
Jacob Peddicord
Bhopal Reservoir
The capitol city built by the Khmer kings of Ankor
Jacob Peddicord
Ankor Thom
A smaller but more elaborate temple center constructed by the Khmer Kings
Jacob Peddicord
Angkor Wat
The codification of Roman law written by Justinian
Sam Nulton
Courpus iuris civilis (body of the civil law)
Muslim Turks were of what religion
Sal Paris
Hinduism
What did Indian merchants rely heavily upon to successfully trade?
Sam Nulton
Monsoons
Expert horsemen who invaded the Carolingian empire from the east
Sam Nulton
Magyars
What were Indian merchants good at spreading
Sal Paris
Religious thoughts and different ideas.
What was the Muslim merchants main source of travel
Sal Paris
Ships
Benedictine monks served under the rules of who
Sal Paris
Benedict
Where did the term “Viking” come from?
Jake Sullivan
The region called “Vik” in southern Norway.
Who cultivated their land intensively in hopes of improving their families fortunes in the Byzantine Empire?
Jake Sullivan
Free Peasants
What did Byzantine craft workers specialize in?
Jake Sullivan
Jewelry
Allowed for more land to be developed into farm land creating an agricultural surplus
Jacob Peddicord
Heavy Plow
The grandest city in the byzantine empire, “The City”
Jacob Peddicord
Constantinople
What were promoted by religious orders to boost the spread of Christianity?
Jake Sullivan
Benedictine Missionaries
Were Vikings more interested in raiding and pillaging or maritime trade?
Jake Sullivan
Maritime Trade
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