Middle Ages

1. ACTIVITIES REVIEW UNIT 1.
1. Complete the following sentences.
a. The Roman Empire was divided by .................... in ............ parts.
b. The Roman Empire of the West was occupied by................ ......
c. The East part of the Roman empire was renamed as …………..Empire because it had its capital in .............
d. The Middle Ages lasted from ............ to ...........
2. Colour the two parts of the Roman Empire in different colours on the map and write the following names:
Roman Empire of the West Rome Roman Empire of the East Constantinople
3. Link the terms of the following two columns that have relation to each other.
A) Teodosio. Principal Byzantine emperor
B) Barbarian peoples. Disappearance of the Western Roman Empire
C) Charlemagne. Division of the Roman Empire
D) Justiniano. Principal king of the Franks
4. Write in each of the following boxes the following historical facts:
- Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks.
- Loss of territories in front of the Reign of Justinian.
- Muslims.
5. Write the following names in the appropriate sentence: TEODOSIO, BASILEUS, CARLOMAGNO,
VISIGODOS, JUSTINIANO, ORIENTAL SCHISM.
- Division of the Roman Empire in two parts:
- Title of the Byzantine emperors:
- King of the Carolingians:
- Separation of the Roman and Byzantine church:
- They settled in Spain:
- He ordered the construction of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

2. ACTIVITIES REVIEW UNIT 1.
6. Indicate if the following sentences are True or False:
- The Roman Empire of the West lasted longer than the East part.
- Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
- Charlemagne tried to recover the unity of the West part of the Roman Empire.
- The Byzantine Empire was divided into counties.
- In 1054 the Byzantine and Roman churches were unified.
- The highest work of Byzantine architecture was the church of Hagia Sophia
- The Roman Empire of the West disappeared with the conquest of the Turks
7. What was the Hegira? Indicate its date.
8. Underline the phrases that correspond to the Islamic religion.
- It is a polytheistic religion.
- Muslims only believe in a god who is Allah.
- The Muslims have to pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.
- Jesus Christ is considered a god.
- He must practice prayer five times a day.
- Daytime fasting is practiced in the month of Ramadan.
9. Indicate if the following sentences are True or False:
- Islam is a religion founded by Muhammad
- Trade between East and West declined considerably in the caliphate
- Muslims spread numerous oriental cultural advances in the West
- The caliph only had political power
- The most characteristic building of Islamic architecture is the mosque.