| A | B |
|---|
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern side/half of the Roman empire that survived |
| Great Schism | A split/divide between the Western Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Qur’an | sacred text/holy book for Islam is known as |
| Muhammad | the founder of Islam and the final prophet who received the message from Allah to spread the religion was |
| The Five Pillars of Faith | Muslims follow and use certain rules and guidelines to teach them how to live their lives and worship Allah (god) |
| Shia | Muslims that believe that after Muhammad’s death, the leader should be a descendant/relative of Muhammad’s and must stay within the family/blood? |
| The Dark/Middle Ages | the time period of 1000 years when Western Europe fell into a period of chaos and suffering after the fall of the Roman Empire |
| Many Germanic kingdoms | . After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe (the western half of Roman Empire) becaume this |
| Feudalism | political system based on providing protection and control of land |
| Crusades | Holy wars between Christians and Muslims over the holy land of Jerusalem. |
| Knights/Vassals | Got land from lords, so they had to give military protection to protect the land |
| King | Ruled over all the land |
| Serf/Peasant | Lived and worked on the land that belonged to a lord or vassal and got a home and protection in return |
