Big Mistake on a Sea or a Lake
As The Church emerged as the main power structure in the dying western Roman Empire the Eastern Emperors increasingly came into disagreement with...
St. Pope Gregory the Great
“The Plague of Justinian” was actually…
The Bubonic Plague
In 570 AD, he was born in this city ___________ and _______ followers consider him a prophet...
Mecca and Muhammed's
The Archangel Gabriel, according to Muslim belief, told him he was called to be...
A herald for Allah, God of the Jews
Gaining new territory and faith went hand in hand: Muslim believers were obligated by their faith to _________________
Seek new converts
The Muslim Conquest of Jerusalem in 638 AD was a huge shock to the Christian world and directly led _________________________
The first Crusades
Perhaps the Greatest Byzantine Emperor, he ruled from 527 to 565 AD
Justinian I
At its height in Constantinople, The Bubonic Plague killed 5000 to 10,000 people per day. It was carried there by...
Fleas on rats in cargo ships
Mecca is located in what is now...
Saudi Arabia
Muslims believe Muhammed's followers transcribed his exact words which they also believe come from God make up the...
Koran
Muslim believers were called to ________________ destroy unbelievers
Wage a Holy War
The First Muslim Army captured ___________ of the Christian world
Two thirds
Justinian I's goal was to restore the Empire, make Constantinople the equal to Rome use the Mediterranean Sea as a ____________.
Roman Lake
Via Justinian’s “Roman Lake”, The Plague was exported to most of the Roman Empire, killing at least ______________ between 542 - 550 AD
50 million people
Five of Muhammed's six children died. Only _______________ survives
His daughter Fatima
All Muslims are required to make a trip here at least once in their lives...
Mecca
The Muslim Army became the best in the world. They moved swiftly and decisively with __________ and
______________
Cavalry and archers
To the shock of the Christian world, among the those places conquered by the First Muslim Army were, ____________, _____________ and ______________
Palestine, Jerusalem and The Holy land
By the time he died, Justinian I had reconquered half of _________ and northern _________
Europe and Africa
Because of the strain caused by The Plague, The Byzantine Empire is vulnerable for for the first time as his ______________ collapses
Military
As he grieves the loss of five of his six children, Muhammed retreats to a cave where he is supported by...
His wife and his daughter, Fatima
The religion of the Muslims is called…
Islam
Because the The Muslim Army moved so fast, it remained unstoppable for _____________
The next 100 years
This area had taken the Romans two hundred years to conquer but the first Muslim army did it in just three years
Spain
Justinian’s plan to restore the Roman Empire is derailed by…
The Bubonic Plague
As Justinian’s military collapses, there is a new military power rising; the …
Muslims
While Muhammed is isolated in his cave, Muslims believe ________________ appeared to him
The Archangel Gabriel
Islam was highly successful in spreading, especially in the ___________ century
The 7th century
The First Muslim Conquest of _____________ occurred in 638 AD…
Jerusalm
The Muslim's conquer of Spain was helped by this internal strife among the Visigoths...
Civil war