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Former nomads who attacked the Byzantine Army at the Battle of Manzikert.
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
The ruler of Rome who made Constantinople the new capital.
Who is Constantine?
Mohammed‘s flight
What is hegira?
People who attacked the Byzantine Empire which led to its fall
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
Missionaries to the Russians
Who are Cyril and Methodius?
This ruler of the Byzantine Empire was known as the Bulgar Slayer.
Who is Basil the Second?
The spread of Islam through war
What is jihad?
Nomads in Arabia
Who are the bedouins?
These rulers who made Damascus the capital of the Islamic civilization.
Who is Umyyad?
Varangian warrior who gained control of Novgorod.
Who is Rurik?
Rule stating Muslims must pray five times a day towards Mecca when the muezzim calls them
What is salat?
They stopped the Umayyads from going into France at the Battle of Tours.
Who are the Franks?
The first caliph
Who is Abu Bakr?
Military expeditions by Christians to free the East from Islam
What are crusades?
The people who made Bagdhad the capital of Islamic civilization
Who are the Abbasid Caliphate?
The ruler of Russia that led Kiev to the height of its power.
Who is Yaroslav?
stone in Mecca used as a shrine
What is the Kaaba?