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30 Cards in this Set
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Phocas
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Incompetent drunk who came in power in Cpl after Justin II. He was overthrown and replaced by Heracluis , but not before he had sunken the imperial treasure in the Bosphorus.
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Heracluis
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the great emperor who not only fended off the Persians, but killed their king Choroses II in single combat.
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Allah
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the One God preached by Mohammed
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Pelayo
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friend of Roderick. He led a tiny rebellion in the north of Spain which started with only thirty men but began the Catholic Reconquista of Spain from her Muslim occupiers.
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Roderick
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validly elected Visigoth king of Spain. the two sons of the king before him betrayed him to the traitor admiral Julian
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Khalid
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Muslim general who should be listed among the greatest in history. it was his talent that made Omar's plans successful. Omar was envious and treated him poorly
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Mohammed
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born in the Arabian town of Mecca he experienced what he believed were revelations from Allah. he was cast out of his own city by his own relatives , but was later returned in triumph. His ideas about Allah were written down in the Koran, the holy book of the Muslim religion
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Charles Martel
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an Illegitimate son of a Neustrian duke he became Mayor of the Palace of the Franks
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Jihad
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Holy war. war made on non- Muslims for the sake of the glory of Allah
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Hegira
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the flight of M. and his followers from Mecca to Medina in AD 622. in Muslim calendar this is year I
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Muslim(proper noun and adjective)
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one who submits to Mohammed's will as described in the Koran.
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Islam
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"Submission" to the will of Allah
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Caliph
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a successor to Mohammed with his authority except in the area of revelation.
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Woden
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Germanic god whose name is preserved in the English term Wednesday
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"King of Franks and Lombards"
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the title Charlemagne took after conquering the Lombards and taking the iron crown of the Lombards for himself.
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Roland
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a general under Charlemagne who perished in battle against the Muslim and the Basques due to his pride.
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Alcuin
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a wise and intelligent English monk who became Charlemagne's minister of education for the new H.R.E
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Pope Leo III
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Crowned Charlemagne H.R.E ON XMAS day AD 800
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"Charle-magne"
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one of the 2 sons of King Pepin of the Franks . became king after the death of his bro Carloman II
"magne" meaning the great |
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Koran
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the holy book of Islam containing Mohammed's writing concerning the will of Allah.
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Ramadhan
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the ninth lunar month of the Muslim calendar during which fasting is observed from dawn to sunset.
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Pepin
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one of C.M. 2 sons . he and his bro were raised and educated in monasteries was Mayors of the Palace with his bro but eventually became king of the Franks
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Infidel
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term used for unbeliever by someone of a different religion
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Holy Roman Emperor
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term applied to the emperor of Western Europe denoting connection to the Papacy and authority overall other kings in Christian west.
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Founder of Christendom
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Constantine
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Builder of Christendom
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Charlemagne; the Founder was Constantine the Great
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Donation of Pepin
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lands taken from the Lombards by Pepin and given to the Pope.
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Chanson de Roland
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a tragic epic poem in Old French telling a story of a military defeat under the leader Roland
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Carolingians
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dynasty founded by Pepin.
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Vatican
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named of the hill on which the Pope's residence was built. bf it was the site of Nero's circus and a cementary.
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