Byzantine
Islam
Umayyads and Abbasids
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100

Built by Justinian as a Greek Orthodox Church, it was once a mosque and is now a museum. 

Hagia Sophia

100

Name 3 of the 5 pillars of Islam. Bonus if you can name all five

Declaration of Faith - Charity - Pilgrimage - Prayer - Fasting

100

Which dynasty was focused on culture and achievements?

Abbasid 

100

Shia Islamic empire that settled in the former Persian Empire;

Safavid
100

Only number in English language whose letters are in alphabetical order

forty

200

Constantinople's version of the Roman Coliseum. 

Hippodrome 

200

First Caliphate

Abu Bakr

200

This individual had the Golden Age of the Abbasids which is known for its multiple advancements and charity.

Harun al-Rashid

200
Name a medical achievement of the Islamic empires.

Answers may vary. 

1st pharmacy, encyclopedia, ect. 

200

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

300

The capital city of the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople 

300

What is the most sacred shrine in Islam?

Kaaba 

300

New city built on the Tigris river to be the capital of the Abbasid dynasty.

Baghdad 

300

Islamic empire of India, which built the Taj Mahal

Mughal Empire

300

Speed of a computer mouse is measured in...

mickeys

400

Great Byzantine emperor who reconquered Western Europe.

Justinian

400

Who is the founder of Islam?

Muhammad
400

Which dynasty was focused on military expansion?

Umayyad

400

This ethnic group was not Arabic speaking, but converted to Islam and set up the Ottoman Empire. 

Turks

400

If you spin a coin, what side is most likely to land up?

Tails


500
How was the Byzantine Empire's religion/culture different than the Roman Empire?

Answers may vary. 

500

Title of the successor of Muhammad.

Caliphate

500

Two sides of the Islamic schism

Sunni and Shia

500

This Islamic empire conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul.

Ottoman Empire

500

What winter sport is player with stones and brooms?

Curling

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