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 410 AD
1. Who are the dirty sweaty smelly thugs that invaded Rome?
2. Was Rome ever conquered before this?
3. Two Years Earlier – What happens if the Visigoths (and Alaric) do not win?
4. What do Alaric’s men do to Rome?
5. Where the people of Rome eating well?
6. How many days did the Visigoths sac Rome?
7. Other than invaders what else struck the Roman Empire?
8. What year did Alaric die?
 5TH CENTURY
9. What began after the glory of Rome was gone forever?
10. How can you describe the people’s home during this period?
11. Did the ruins of the Roman Empire still remain?
12. What was other period does the scholar Petriach compare the Dark Ages?
13. To the people of Dark Ages Europe, how was the new emperor?
14. On Christmas Day, 496 AD – which Frank leader became a Christian?
 496 AD
15. Did the citizen the 6th century Europe have security?
16. Why was Christianity appealing to the people of the Middle Ages?
17. 313 AD: When Constantine saw the Christian symbol in the sky, what words did hear?
18. After Clovis became a Christian, which rule did he have trouble following?
19. Was Clovis a ruthless leader of Gaul?
20. What modern day nation did Clovis become the ruler?
21. During the Ordeal, what did people have to stick their hand into?
22. What people did Clovis bring together into an emerging super power?
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 533 AD
23. What places does the light of the Roman Empire still burn bright?
24. During the 6th Century is western and eastern Europe greatly different in culture?
25. In what century was the Roman Empire split into two halves?
26. What was the Eastern capital city?
27. What did Justinian want to do for the Empire?
28. Was Justinian very honest in his business dealings?
29. Who stopped Justinian from feeling Constantinople?
30. Was Empress Theodora beautiful and smart?
31. What did Justinian do to his political opponents?
32. In 538 AD, who is the Byzantine army fighting of behalf of?
 538 AD
33. How many years was the Italian countryside fought over?
34. Is Hagia Sofia a spectacular cathedral?
 542 AD
35. Did Justinian have a large empire?
36. What percentage of the city population was killed by the Bubonic plague?
37. How did the Bubonic plague arrive in Constantinople?
38. Did Justinian survive the plague?
39. How many people died of the plague?
40. Did other outbreaks of the plague reappear over next few centuries?
41. After Justinian died did his Empire remain?
 7th CENTURY
42. What was European economy dependent upon?
43. During the Dark Ages, people worked according to what patterns?
44. What percentage of people died during childhood?
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45. What were some the most important places in Europe?
 730 AD
46. Which people preserved much of the Europe classical literature?
47. Saint Benedict had special power of __________.
48. Did people that went to the monasteries come from wealthy families?
49. What was the purpose of Rule of St. Benedict? Eliminate your __________.
50. Was religious life in the monasteries easy?
 732 AD
51. The conflict is between the __________ Francs versus the __________ Moors.
52. How many men were in the Moorish army?
53. Did the Muslim Moorish army move quickly through southern France?
54. What was the Christian general’s name?
55. What did Martel need to build his professional army?
56. Where did he get the money?
57. Which side attacked on the seventh day of the stand off?
58. Was happened to the Muslim general?
59. Which side on the Battle of Tours?
60. What relationship was Charlemagne to Charles Martel?
61. Christmas Day, 800 AD – what happens Charlemagne?
 800 AD
62. What does Charlemagne try to build up?
63. How many years did Charlemagne reign?
64. What did Charlemagne do to people that did not practice Christianity?
65. How many counties did Charlemagne sub-divide his empire?
66. What did Charlemagne build throughout his empire?
67. What did Charlemagne try to learn when he was an adult?
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68. How many decades did Charlemagne rule?
69. How many more years did Charlemagne rule as the Holy Roman Emperor?
 793 AD
70. Who invaded England?
71. The Viking ships were both sea worthy and ____________.
72. How old was Charlemagne when he died?
73. Did the Viking also kill children?
74. What place was the Vikings favorite place to raid?
75. Who was the leader of the Viking “Great Heathen Army”? Ivar the ______________
76. After the Vikings captured King Iyella, what was his execution method called?
77. What did the English King, Alfred the Great, build to defend his lands and people?
78. How many years did it take Alfred the Great to defeat the Vikings?
79. How much longer did it take final push the Vikings out of England?
80. Where medieval knights violent individuals?
81. After the Viking threat ended, whom did the soldiers (knights) ally with?
82. Was this a better time for the peasants?
83. Who tried to stop the violence?
84. What were the two proclamations issued by the Church on God’s position on war?
____________ of God and the ____________ of God
 1095 AD
85. What area did all Christians want to take back from the Muslims?
86. What did the Crusaders bring back to Europe?
87. Where transportation routs (land and water) reopened?
88. Around the year 1000 what happened to European temperatures?
Did this help agriculture?____________ What happen to the population?
89. When did the roots of modern Europe start?
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