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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

  1. EXPLAIN why the Roman Empire fell
  2. What year did Constantinople fall?
  3.  What period in history did the fall of Constantinople mark?
  4. What was Constantinople called before it changed its name?
  5. Who changed its name?
  6. What was the Great Schism?
  7. When was the Great Schism?
  8. What was the name of the Christian church in western Europe?
  9.  What was the name of the Christian church in eastern Europe?
  10. What language did they speak in the Byzantine empire?
  11. Did the Byzantines consider themselves Roman?
  12. How long did the Byzantine empire last for?
  13. Why did the Byzantine Empire disappear?
  14. Name the famous church built in Constantinople
  15. Who ordered the construction of this church?
  16. EXPLAIN why this church is so famous
  17. Name two buildings that we looked at that reflect the Byzantine architectural style
  18. When was this church finished?
  19. Who was the famous wife of one of the Byzantine Emperors  and why has she been remembered in history?
  20. What do you know about money during the Byzantine Empire?
  21. EXPLAIN the legacy of the Byzantine empire
  22. EXPLAIN what you know about Byzantine art

THE VISIGOTHS

  1. What does ‘Visigoth’ mean?
  2. Where did they originate from?
  3. Who forced the Germanic tribes to migrate into western Europe?
  4. EXPLAIN how the Visigoths arrived in the Iberian Peninsula
  5. Which Germanic tribes/peoples settled on the Iberian Peninsula?
  6. How many Visigoths entered the Iberian Peninsula?
  7. What was the population of the Iberian Peninsula at this time?
  8. Where did the Visigoths found their capital on the Iberian Peninsula?
  9. What was the religion of the Visigoths?
  10. What religion did they convert to?
  11. Which Visigothic king converted to this faith?
  12. What was the name of the law code that unified the Iberian Peninsula?
  13. What is the oldest church in Spain, which was built by the Visigoths?
  14. EXPLAIN Visigothic art
  15. EXPLAIN the legacy of the Visigoths in Spain
  16. What Visigothic names still survive in Spain today?
  17. What do the names mean?
  18. What was the famous book written by Saint Isidore of Seville?
  19. EXPLAIN why the Dark Ages were an age of light

ISLAM

  1. When did Mohmmad die?
  2. What are the three Abrahamic religions?
  3. Where does a Muslim worship?
  4. What does the word ‘Islam’ mean?
  5. What is the name of their God?
  6. Is the God of Islam a man or woman?
  7. TRUE or FALSE: Islam encouraged people to read
  8. What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
  9. What are the Hadiths?
  10. What are the five pillars of Islam?
  11. What is a theocratic state?
  12. What is the opposite of a theocratic state?
  13. EXPLAIN how and where Islam spread during the Middle Ages
  14. Who do Muslims claim Jesus was?
  15. Why do Muslims say Islam was necessary after Christianity?
  16. What was the Orthodox Caliphate?
  17. What was a Caliph?
  18. What happened in 661AD?
  19. What was the Caliphate of Córdoba?
  20. EXPLAIN the evolution of the Caliphates
  21. Compare Christianity with Islam
  22. What are ablutions?
  23. What is apostasy?
  24. When did Islam invade Spain?
  25. What did the Moors bring to Spain?
  26. What is the holiest place in Islam?
  27. What is the connection between Islam and Jerusalem?
  28. Why does Islam use geometric art so much?
  29. If Judaism is the Old Testament and Christianity is the New Testament, what do some say Islam is?