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Medieval Europe
Early Middle Ages - AD 500 to 1000 (Dark Ages)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who reconquered much of the Western Roman Empire? | Justinian the Great |
| Who united most of France and began the Merovingian dynasty? | Clovis |
| Who received a visions from the angel Gabriel and began a new religion? | Mohammed |
| When did he have the visions? | 610 AD |
| What religion did he because of the visions? | Islam |
| During what Islamic Kingdom did the Golden Age of the Arabs flourish? | Abbasids |
| Who won an important battle against the Muslims in 732 AD | Charles Martel |
| Who became the sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom in 771 AD? | Charlemagne |
| When was Charlemagne crowned emperor by the pope? | 800 AD |
| What was the name of Charlemagne's empire? | Holy Roman Empire |
| What were the homelands of the Vikings? | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark |
| Which Viking settled Greenland? | Eric the Red |
| Which Viking discovered North America? | Leif Ericson |
| Which Viking is said to have founded the Russian empire? | Rurik |
| Name three reasons the Vikings left their homelands | to plunder, to settle, to discover |
| What was the first major place of invasion in England? | The monastary of Lindisfarne |
| Which English King is known to have a major victory over the Vikings? | Alfred the Great |
| What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| What kind of job did the Byzantine emperor give to some of the Vikings? | bodyguard |
| Which Viking chief becomes Duke of Normandy (France) | Rollo |