Byzantine Empire
This Body of Civil Law was the basis of Byzantine law for 900 years and was the foundation of European and American law.
Justinian's Code
What is the holy book of Islam that is said to be the word of Allah?
Quran
What institution served as a unifying force in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Roman Catholic Church
One reason why Constantinople was a good location for a capital city was because it was easily defended being located on a what?
peninsula
These works of art are pictures or patterns made from small pieces of glass or tile.
mosaics
The Byzantines preserved the cultural traditions of what two civilizations?
Greece and Rome (Greco-Roman)
Who was the founder of Islam and is seen as the religion's most important prophet?
Muhammad
What is the name of the social hierarchy practiced during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
What geographic feature stretches across North Africa and separates the Arabian Peninsula from West Africa?
Sahara Desert
This was created to translate Greek into Slavic languages and helped spread Orthodox Christianity.
Cyrillic alphabet
The Byzantine empire reached its height under this ruler who was able to regain much of the territory that was lost by the Roman empire.
Justinian
This battle was fought between the Frankish Kingdom and the Muslims and halted the spread of Islam into Europe.
Battle of Tours
What group of invaders came from Central Asia and settled in Hungary?
Magyars (Huns)
Mecca and Medina were the two cities most important in the early history of Islam. Where are those cities located?
Saudi Arabia on the Arabian Peninsula
What is the name of the Muslim mosque with a gold dome, and where is it located?
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
This church was centered in Constantinople, used the Greek language, outlawed icons, and had a leader called a patriarch.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What are the names of the two main divisions in Islam whose split was caused by the disagreement over who should be the next leader?
Sunni and Shiite
What was the name of Charlemagne's empire?
the Holy Roman Empire
The Vikings came from this region in Northern Europe and settled in Russia and other parts of Europe.
Scandinavia
These interestingly shaped domes were a Byzantine influence on the culture of Russia and can be seen on St. Basil's Cathedral.
onion domes
As a result of the patronage system, Byzantine art reflected what two themes?
Christianity and power of the emperor
List the Five Pillars of Islam.
declare faith in Allah, pray five times daily, give charity to the poor, fast during Ramadan, make a hajj to Mecca
What were three things that Charlemagne built to help unite his empire?
roads, churches, and schools
The Angles and Saxons invaded and settled in what country?
England
Name five of the cultural and scientific contributions of Islamic civilization.
architecture (Dome of the Rock), mosaics, Arabic alphabet, universities, translation of ancient texts into Arabic, Arabic numerals, Algebra, medicine, and expansion of geographic knowledge