Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

SS8 - Early MA

Test Prep

QuestionAnswer
The Roman Empire was situated around which large body of water? Mediterranean Sea
From whom did the Romans get many of their ideas/gods/attitudes/learning from? The Greeks
Why did the Roman Empire fall? repeated attacks by Germanic People; extremely large empire - hard to defend
What did the Romans create that we still use today? Roads, aqueducts, architecture, art
Who are the Byzantines? Constantine (made Christianity legal in Eastern Roman Empire); Capital was Constantinople (today Istanbul) which is between the Black Sea and Mediterranean
Which Byzantine leaders were important - why? Justinian and Theodora. He collected written laws into Justinian Code (became basis of law in European countries). She helped women's rights by allowing women to keep property they inherited.
Who are the Franks? Germanic; Salic Code - gave monetary value on property and people; social organization and classes;
Who is Charlemagne? Father was Pepin the Short; improved education of the Frank Empire; created a "renaissance" by establishing schools and monasteries
Why are the Irish important in the Early Middle Ages? Irish monks copied out books on parchment paper - preserved Bibles, stories that may have been lost forver
When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 - what happened to the Eastern Roman Empire? Continued on for more than a 1000 years
What group originated in Scandinavia? Vikings
What was the job of most Vikings? Farmers and Fishers
What was the name of the Viking Parliament? Thing
What is the name for a person who is on a religious journey to a holy place? Pilgrim
What is the term for a person who is tortured of killed for their beliefs? Matyr
This is was the only Christian church in western Europe until the 16th century. Roman Catholic Church
What is the term for a person sent out by a church to convert people to their religion? Missionary
What is the name for a Scandinavian poet who recites poems and songs at formal gatherings? Skald
Created by: CHSS
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards