Words of Unit 1 : meaning

Unit one

1.Allah- Islamic God.

2.Byzantine Empire- The new name of the Eastern Roman empire. Its capital was Constantinople.

3.Carolingian Empire-The Franks handed the power to the Mayors of the Palace.

4.Germanic-Tribes that they lived in the north of the roman empire.

5.Hegira-This date marks the start of the Muslim calendar. It is when Muhammad moved to Medina in 622.

6.Islam-A new religion made from Muhammad.

7.Justinian Code-It modernised the Roman law.

8.mosaics-which covered the walls and ceilings of churches and palaces.

9.monotheistic-they only believe in one god.

10.Ramadan-It's a month in the Islamic calendar where the Muslims have to fast.

11.Huns- They attached the Visigoths in the 4th century.

12.Basileus- He is the emperor. He had great power. He commanded the army and goverment, and he was also religious leader.

13.Bizantine Orthodox Chuch-It's a religion like the Catholic but of the Eastern Europe.

14.East-West Schism-It's a union of the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Ortodox Church.

15.Icons-They are holy images that they were in the churchs.

16.Treaty of Verdum-It confirmed the division of the Carolingian Empire.

17.Missi dominici- also called messengers, they check on local affairs, and ensure that the system of goverment was functioning properly.

18.Counties-they also called administrative units. Charlemagne divided his empirre into them.