Byzantines
Justinian's wife Theodora passed a series of laws for whom?
Women
Who was Muhammed?
Founder of Islam
Modern day Istanbul, and ancient Constantinople are located in what modern-day country?
Turkey
What is a similarity between, Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
One God- monotheism
The Justinian Code was similar to what Roman Law Code?
Twelve Tables of Rome
True or False- Islamic art has many images of God
False
What language was spoken in the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
People sent out to carry religious messages in hopes of converting people to their religion
Missionaries
This region had the greatest influence on the historical & cultural development of the Byzantine Empire
Rome
What was the basis for the controversy between Sunni and Shi'a?
Who should succeed Muhammed as the new leader, after his death.
Why was Constantinople an important city?
It was located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia
True or false- Islam was tolerant of other religions?
True
What historical event is most closely associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
The fall of Rome
What does the Quran say about women in Islamic society?
Treated as equals
What did the Edict of Milan declare?
Christianity was the official religion of the Empire
Local communities led by priests
Parrishes
These people wanted all icons to be destroyed.
Iconoclasts
What was promised by the Rightly-Guided caliphs?
Stay true to Muhammed's teachings
This structure in Constantinople is architecturally both Eastern and Western
Hagi Sopia
This term defines the split between the Catholic church of the west and Eastern Orthodox church of the Byzantine Empire
Schism