The Fall of Rome
This year marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
476 CE
This person is considered the founder of Christianity.
Jesus
The official split of Christianity into Eastern and Western branches occurred in this year.
1054
Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527 CE to when...
565 CE
The prophet who founded Islam is named...
Muhammad
This half of the Roman Empire was wealthier and survived longer.
The Eastern Roman Empire?
Christians believe that Jesus died and then returned to life in an event called the...
Resurrection
The leader of the Western Church, also called the Catholic Church, is called the...
Pope
Justinian codified Roman law into this system.
Justinian’s Code
The holy book of Islam is called the...
Quran
One of the main reasons Rome fell was because of invasions by these groups.
Germanic tribes (Visigoths, Vandals)
Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under this emperor.
Constantine
The Eastern Church used this language in their services...
Greek
This magnificent church in Constantinople was built under Justinian.
Hagia Sophia
The basic duties all Muslims follow are called the...
The Five Pillars of Islam
Emperor Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two halves to make it easier to...
To govern and/or manage.
Early Christians spread their faith despite this type of threat from Roman authorities.
Persecution/Death
The Great Schism resulted in two main branches of Christianity: Roman Catholic and....
Eastern Orthodox
Justinian attempted to restore the glory of what Empire?
The Roman Empire
This city was home to the House of Wisdom, a center of learning during the Islamic Golden Age.
Baghdad
Besides invasions, what economic and political problems made the Western Roman Empire unable to defend itself and maintain control?
high taxes, inflation, corruption, weak leadership, and reliance on slave labor
Who spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire despite early persecution, and which Roman leader adopted it as the Empire's official religion.
Paul & Constantine
One cause of the Great Schism was a disagreement over communion. The Western Church used _______ bread, while the Eastern Church used _______ bread.
unleavened, leavened
What major disaster struck Constantinople during Justinian’s reign, killing thousands?
Plague of Justinian
Which subject did Muslim scholars make major advances in during the Islamic Golden Age.
mathematics