| A | B |
|---|
| Petra | Ancient trading empire in Palestine |
| Palestine | City were Christianity was founded |
| Nero | Roman emperor who committed matricide, fraticide, and suicide |
| Constantine | Adopted Christianity as the official religion of the empire |
| Aristocrats | Members of the nobility or upper class |
| Constantinople | Byzantine capital |
| Justinian | Ruler at the height of the Byzantine Empire |
| Clergy | churech officials such as priest and bishops |
| Laity | Church members who were not clergy |
| Inflation | A rise in process corresponding to a decrease in the value of money |
| Visigoths | Rebelled against Roman rule and defeated a large Roman army at Adrianople |
| Odoacer | Seized control of Rome in 476 AD and overthrew Augustulus |
| Muhammad | Prophet of Islam |
| Vikings | Scandinavian pirates who raided coastal cities in western Europe |
| Five Pillars | Essential duties that all Muslims are to fulfill |
| Hajj | annual pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Mosque | Muslim place of worship |
