Byzantines
Who is the early emperor who moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it?
Emperor Constantine
Who were the first Russians?
Vikings and Slavs
What is the purpose of the 5 pillars of faith?
Principles that guide their daily life and keep a religious lifestyle
What 2 other empires ruled the Middle East/North Africa before the Muslims?
Persians and Romans
What was the 1st great trading state in Africa?
Guana
What is significant about Theodora?
She was disliked by the people, improved women's social status
Who said Russia was going to be the "third Rome" and took the title 'Czar' as Caesar did?
Ivan III
What is their holy book called?
Qur'an
What are some examples of subjects studied in the centers of learning?
astronomy, geography, history, law, literature, mathematics, medicine, ptics, philosophy, translation
Give 5 examples of Islamic Achievements
Astronomy, algebra, banking system, bookmaking, calligraphy, chess, geometric and floral design, herbal medicine, hospitals, house of wisdom, irrigation techniques, libraries of cordoba, music of muslim spain, polo, city of baghdad, and zoology
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Who and what did Methodius and Cyril do?
They were missionaries who created the cyrillic alphabet which then became the vernacular language of Russia
What is their place of worship?
Mosque
Name a commodities that originated in Africa?
incense, gold, ivory
Why did Justinian make his own law code?
He felt that some of the Roman laws were outdated
What caused a split in the church?
The use of icons
What was one of the most important steps in Slavic civilization?
converting to Christianity
What are the two groups of Islam called and which one has more followers?
Shia and Sunni, Sunni has more with about 90% of the Muslim followers
What part of Africa did most of Africa's gold and salt originate?
West
When the Turks took control of Constantinople, what did they rename it?
Istanbul
What were the two Christian branches of the church and where did those people live?
Roman Catholics (West) and Eastern Orthodox (East)
The Germans, Jews, Bulears, and Greeks were trying to convince who to accept their religion?
Vladimir
What is the law code for Muslims that came about after Muhammad's death?
Shari'ah
What 4 African Kingdoms participated in the Gold-Salt trade?
Ghana, Mali, Benin, and Songhai
Who is the greatest prophet of the Muslim faith?
Muhammed