byzantine empire quiz Flashcards
(38 cards)
what was byzantium
a greek colony
who was the greatest ruler of byzantine empire
justinian
who was the leading general of the byzantine empire
belisarius
what two places did the army of the byzantines capture
north Africa and Italy
what did justinian build during his rule of the byzantine empire
the great cathedral Hagia Sophia
who sacked constantinople
the ottoman turks
who was the first king of the franks
clovis
who was the ruer to follow clovis
dagobert
what empire followed the merovingians
the carolingians
who was the first carolingian ruler
pepin
who was pepins father
Charles Martel
what was martels nickname
the hammer
what were muslims called in france
moors
who won the moors at tour
Charles Martel and his army beat the moors
who did pepin form a good relationship with
the pope
who did pepin protect rome from
the lumbards
what are the different translations of charlemanges name
charlemange, carolus Magnus, and charles the great
who was the best of the carolingian rulers
charlemange
who was charlemange’s father
pepin
where did charlemange decide to have his empires capital
Aachen
what was the name of the school charlemange set up in his empires capital
the placs school
who crowned charlemange as emperor of the holy roman empire
pope leo III
What was the name of the language that charlemange created
carolingian minuscule
what is odd that happened to charlemange
he can read but not write
