Islamic Empire
The caliphate of the 4 khalifa's after the Prophet SAW was called the...
Rashidun Caliphate
the capital of byzantium was changed to ______ and then Istanbul
Constantinople
What is the Islamic code of law?
Shariah
pictures of holy people and saints
icons
A type of government in which rulers from the same family rule is called ______
dynasty
This is the dynasty under which many of the achievements of the Golden Age were made?
Abbasid Dynasty
The Roman empire was divided into two: the Western Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern ______
Byzantine
Who founded the Abbasid dynasty?
Abu Al Abbas
He created the world's first set of codified laws
Justinian
What are some rights that Muslim women had under the Islamic Empire?
Right to dowry, property, divorce, etc.
Which dynasty became the first Muslim dynasty?
Umayyad Dynasty
Roman Catholic
The place where many achievements & discoveries were made during Islam's Golden Age?
Baitul Hikmah- (House of Wisdom)
In the __________ branch of Christianity during the Great Schism, priests were allowed to get married.
Eastern Orthodox
______ became the largest city in the world during the Abbasid dynasty.
Baghdad
Under who's caliphate was the first Muslim navy built & a standardized copy of the quran was created?
Uthman (R.A.)
Who was the first emperor of the Byzantine empire?
Constantine
The Islamic Golden Age began under....
What are some reforms that took place under the Byzantine Golden Age?
Aqueducts, baths, schools, hospitals, Hagia Sophia, capital was heavily fortified, etc.
The _________ conquered the Abbasid dynasty and then the _________.
Seljuk Turks, Mongolians
Persian scholar- known as Avicenna in Europe- wrote
"Cannon on Medicine"
Ibn Sina
One of the achievements of the Byzantine Empire is that it preserved __________________.
Greek & Roman culture.
the civilization that took over and burned down Baghdad
Mongols
For this reason, many nations wanted to take over Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.
It was located at the center of major trade route.
Name some reasons for the spread of Islam.
-Persian & Roman Empires weakened due to fighting
-Religious tolerance- Jews & Christians were allowed to practice their religion as long as they pay jizya.
-Equality of social classes in Islam appealed to others
-Makkah- center of trade