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It was the Roman Empire durong the Middle Ages in Constantinople.
Its also called the Eastern Roman Empire. -
A strong military leader who became the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity.
Established a powerful Frankish kingdom that stretched from the Pyrenees in the South West to German lands in the East. -
He was the Byzantine Emperor
During his reign he sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the classical Roman Empire. -
Spiritual and political leader.
While praying he recieved the revelations from God from the
Angel Gabriel.
The relvations were later recorded in the Quran. -
The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah.
It became year 1 in the official calender of Islam. -
A wealthy merchant and Muhammad's father in law,
Was named caliph to Muhammad.
Under his leadership, the Islamic movement began to grow. -
Led by Mu'awiyah
Created the Caliphate
Arab empire spreads throughout North Africa and into Spain -
Mu'ayiyah moved the capital of the Arab empire from Madinah to Damascus.
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King of the Franks and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Through his enlightened leadership the roots of learning and order were restored to Medieval Europe. -
Capital moved from Damascus to Baghdad.
Golden age and center of trade. -
It was during the Abbasid Dynasty.
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The Abbasids built a new capital city in Baghdad, on the Tigris River, far to the East of the Umayyad capital at Damascus.
It was located on the caravan route from the Mediterranean Sea to Central Asia. -
Hired by the Fatmid Dynasty.
Began to grow more powerful and conquered Baghdad,
The Sultan became the political leader. -
An army of heavily armed knights under William of Normandy landed on the coast of England and defeted King Harold and his soldiers at the Battle of Hastings.
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Took place at Senlac Hill
It was between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II. -
Best known for starting the first crusade and setting up the modern day Roman Curia in the manner of a royal court to help run the Church.
He was one of the most prominent and active supporters of the Gregorian reforms. -
A series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem.
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King of England until his death in 1216.
During his reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to King Phillip II of France. -
A document of rights also called The Great Charter,
Gave written recognition to that fact in was used in later years to strengthen the idea that a Monarch's power was limited, -
Nomadic civilization that conquered and destroyed Baghdad.
Converted to Islam.
Led by Genghis Khan in North China. -
The new center of Islamic civilization because of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad.
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The most devastating natural disaster in European History.
It was spread by black rats infested with fleas carrying a deadly bacteria.
It spread through France, Spain, Belgium, Luxenbourg, Netherlands, and expanded to Nothern Europe. -
Queen Isabella and the Church established the Inquisition in order to suppress and eliminate any heretics in Spain,
Heretics- people who had any beliefs different from the Church. -
Political and Social system that developed during the Middle Ages, when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects.
It came to be characterized by a set of unwritten rules- the Feudal contract- that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal. -
A varying complex of land in Central Europe.
Founded by Charlemagne.
Became quite close to a union of territories.
