Umayaad
Where was the Umayaad Dynasty centralized in?
Modern Day Syria
What was the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?
Baghdad
What is Byzantium called today?
Istanbul
What was the separation of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches called that also meant the separation from Western Rome and Eastern Roman empires?
The Great Schism
How many years was the Delhi Sultanate in power?
1050
What religion acknowledges Valentinus as a saint?
Christianity/Catholicism/Orthodox
What language was enforced throughout the Umayaad empire?
Arabic
What was the nickname of the capital city of the Abbasid Empire?
The Round City
Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?
Emperor Constantine I
What are the wars called between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem?
Hint: The word means holy war.
Crusade
What were the two primary cultures to arise in India during the Delhi era?
Islamic and Hindu cultures
What was the first miracle Valentinus is said to have done?
Healed a judge's daughter's blindness.
What was the capital of the Umayaad Dynasty?
Damascus
What is the era between 775 and 860 called by historians?
The Golden Age of Islam
What made Byzantium a desired location for a capital of Rome?
It was the largest trade center on the silk road. It connected the east to the west. It was the center of the known world at the time.
What was the name of the English King who fought in the Third Crusade?
Richard the Lionheart
What religion would form as a result of hundreds of years of mixing between the two primary religious groups?
Sikhism
How did Valentinus die?
He was beheaded
Name three of the four major crops that were at the center of the agricultural economy of the Umayaad Empire?
Figs, Olives, Dates, and Wheat.
What type of medication was developed under the Abbasid rule?
Syrup medicines like cough syrups
What were the names of the king and queen who would be Rome's first dual rulers (power couple) of the western world?
Justinian and Theodora
Who was the Roman Catholic Pope who called for the Crusades?
Pope Urban II
What force created a tolerant culture in India between the two primary and different religious groups?
Love
What day is Valentinus' feast day?
February 14
What battle was the end of the Umayaad Empire?
Great Zab River
What major publication in 830 catalogued astronomy?
Zij al-Sindhind
Hint: It means holy wisdom
Hagia Sophia
What type of knight wore white and carried a gold and red coin as a passport through Europe on their way to the holy lands?
Templars
Name two of the five K's of Sihkism
Kesh, Kirpan, Kera, Kanga, Kachera
How much money do corporations make for Valentine's Day today?
$27 billion