This emperor ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527-565 AD and collected and preserved Roman law.
Who is Justinian?
100
This is the name of the thing that preserved Roman law. It also provided the framework for many European legal systems.
What is Justinian Code?
100
Name the earliest Russian state.
What is Kiev?
100
This is the word for "god" in Arabic.
What is Allah?
100
Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or ALL:
This religion is one of the three Abrahamic faiths.
What is all of them?
200
This empress wanted her husband to change Byzantine law in order to improve the status of women.
Who is Theodora?
200
Constantinople is geographically important for several reasons. One of the cool things is that it lies on two different continents. Name these continents.
What is Asia & Europe?
200
This person brought Kiev to its greatest height & power. He made alliances with Poland, Norway, Hungary, & France by intermarriage.
Who is Yaroslav the Wise?
200
This Arab title means "successor" or "deputy." History recognizes 4 of these after Muhammad.
What is a caliph?
200
What do you call a person that practices Islam?
What is a Muslim?
300
This place was once Constantinople, the capitol of the Byzantine Empire. When taken over by the Ottoman Turks in 1453, it became known as________.
What is Istanbul?
300
A schism occurred in the year 1054 and divided Byzantine Christians into Roman Catholic Christians & Eastern Orthodox Christians. Name the main controversy that caused this split.
What is the Iconoclastic Controversy?
300
This person was a ferocious Mongol leader.
Who is Genghis Khan?
300
This is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are called upon to fulfill. It is also one of the 5 pillars of Islam.
What is the Hajj?
300
These two religions were founded in Palestine.
What is Christianity & Judaism?
400
These two are the leaders of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches respectively.
Who is the pope & patriarch?
400
The Hagia Sophia, or "church of holy wisdom," built by Justinian in Constantinople served as a place of worship for Christians and later Eastern Orthodox Christians. It is no longer a church today, but a ____________.
What is a mosque?
400
This is the Russian version of Caesar.
What is Czar?
400
This is the system of law that regulates the family life, moral conduct, and business life of the Muslims.
What is Shari'a?
400
Which day of the week is each religions' main day of worship, respectively?
Christianity, Judaism, & Islam
What is Sunday, Saturday, & Friday
500
These two brothers were missionaries and brought the Bible and alphabet to the Slavs.
Who is Cyril & Methodus
500
When the Seljuk Turks captured Asia Minor, the East (Byzantine) asked the West for help. The West turned against them and captured Constantinople. Byzantine was able to regain Constantinople, only to ultimately lose it to which group of people?
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
500
This group of people were a group of nomadic clans and lived along the Asian steppes. They were fierce warriors, but knew nothing about administering their territory.
Who are the Mongols?
500
These two groups of Muslims split over the legitimacy of caliphs of Muhammad.
Who are the Sunnis & Shi'ites? (Sunni & Shi'a)
500
List each religion in order from smallest to largest (present day).