Byzantine Empire
Islamic Empire
Religion
Other important info:
100
Name the capital, or seat, of the empire!
What is Constantinople?
100
He is the founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
100
Name for a religious image (ex. Mary, Jesus, saints)
What is an icon?
100
The trade route connecting Northern Europe to Russia and the Byzantine empire included these two seas.
What are the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea?
200
He created a law code from the 12 Tables and reconquered Roman territory!
Who is Justinian?
200
Name two important cities to Islam.
What are Mecca and Medina?
200
This church was first built by Justinian, but later became a mosque when the Turks took Constantinople!
What is Hagia Sophia?
200
This battle stopped the Islamic invasion & the spread of Islam into Europe.
What is the Battle of Tours?
300
Name at least two advantages of Constantinople's location.
What are: away from Germanic invasions, at a crossroads of trade, and easily protected by the peninsula coastline/walls?
300
The holy book of Islam is called this.
What is the Qur'an?
300
The leader of the Roman Catholic church is known as...
What is the pope?
300
The murder of the 4th caliph, Ali, led to what important turning point?
What is the Islamic Divide?
400
This was preserved in Byzantine libraries.
What is Greco-Roman culture?
400
One belief shared by Judaism, Christianity and Islam is this.
What is monotheism?
400
The Great Schism and the Islamic Divide are similar, in that they are both...
What are religious splits?
400
An important turning point was the taking of Jerusalem and Damascus. This led to the Crusades - which were fought by these two groups.
Who are Christians and Muslims?
500
Name THREE Byzantine influences on Russia.
What are: Christian art & architecture, the Cyrillic alphabet and Orthodox Christianity?
500
The Islamic Divide was caused by arguments over who should be caliph. Caliph means...
What is a leader?
500
Name at least 3 differences/arguments in the Western & Eastern churches that led to their split.
What are: differences in language, leader, celibacy, and center of the church (Rome vs. Constantinople)?
500
Name an important Islamic contribution from math and literature.
What are: Arabian/1001 Nights and algebra or Arabic numerals?