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Ch. 12 WOH2012
Question | Answer |
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What were the 3 Heirs of Rome | 1) Byzantine Empire (eastern Rome) 2) Islam (a good portion of the Roman empire taken over by Muslims) 3) Western Christian Europe (Franks and the Anglo-Saxon) |
When was the Fall of the Western Roman Empire” | 476 |
Sack of Rome by Visigoths | 410 |
where did the Visigoths, Franks & Anglo-Saxons settle | Visigoths (spain) Franks (central Europe) Anglo-Saxons (Britain) |
conversion of the Salvs | - during the 800’s the emperor said they should bring the gospel to the Slavs - to convert, you have to be able to bring them a bible in their language - two missionaries, Cyril and Methodius invented an alphabet |
Hijra 622 | Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Medina |
Shiites | believe Ali should have been caliph |
Sunnites | believe successors should have been caliph |
Umayyad Dynasty | Damascus capital |
Abbasid Dynasty | Baghdad capital |
Charlemagne | son of Pepin - ruled as king of the Franks - crowned emperor in 800 by Pope - “Holy Roman Emperor” - zealous for Christianity - capital is Aachen, brought in scholars - after his son died, the kingdom was divided 3way |
Charles Martel (Mayor of the Palace) | meansCharles the Hammer - military leader, general, politician, leader - 732 Battle of Tours (why Charles Martel was important) - victory for Charles Martel - becomes famous, doesn't become king though |