World History - Test 4 (short answer) Flashcards
led the Ottomans to capture Constantinople in 1453
Mohammed II
after the fall of Rome, they established the first large empire in western Europe
Franks
the Treaty of Verdun formed the nations France and _________
Germany
Jerome finished the Vulgate, a translation of the Bible in this language
Latin
he wrote Divine Comedy
Dante
he wrote The Prince
Machiavelli
he is remembered for painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
which church leaders began using the title pontifex maximus
popes
this pope crowned Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans
Leo III
the Holy Roman Empire was born when the pope crowned this person
Otto the Great
he decreed that popes should be chosen by cardinals
Nicholas II
Arabs are descendants of this son of Abraham
Ishmael
he is considered the last prophet of Islam
Mohammed
which battle in 732 stopped the Muslim advance into western Europe
Battle of Tours
this means withdrawing from society and living in solitude
monasticism
he had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time
John Wycliffe
this teaching tried to combine Greek philosophy and Romanism
scholasticism
this plague destroyed one third to one half of the population of Europe
the Black Death
which Mayor of the Palace’s name means “hammer”
Charles Martel
this set the stage for a jointly ruled Roman Empire
Donation of Pepin
this duke of Germany established the Saxon line of kings
Henry the Fowler
the certificate from the pope that excused a person from doing penance
indulgences
this movement began to move Europe into the Modern Age
Renaissance
this type of monk preached and did missionary work outside the monastery
friar
