Byzantine Rulers
Who founded the Macedonian Dynasty?
Basil I
Missionaries Cyril and Methodius are remembered for creating what alphabet?
Cyrillic Alphabet
Which 1071 defeat marked a turning point in Byzantine decline?
Battle of Manzikert
The Hagia Sophia was originally built as what type of building?
A church
The Umayyad capital was moved to which city?
Damascus
Which Byzantine leader was known for expanding power into Bulgaria?
Basil II
Which event foreshadowed the Great Schism(break of the Church between West and East)?
Disputes over Bible translations
Which battle halted Muslim expansion into Western Europe in 732?
Battle of Tours
Why does the Hagia Sophia’s dome appear to “float”?
It used hidden supports
The Abbasid capital was moved to which city?
Baghdad
What was one reform of Basil II to help peasants?
Returned land to peasants
What does Islam mean?
"Submission to the will of God"
Which event ended the Iconoclastic Controversy in Byzantium?
The year 867 with a new dynasty’s rise
The Abbasids encouraged translation of Greek texts at what famous center?
House of Wisdom
The Abbasids ruled with the help of which officials?
Viziers
Which historian wrote both praise and harsh criticism of Justinian?
Procopius
Sunni Muslims believed what about the caliph?
Any devout Muslim could be caliph
Which epidemic devastated Byzantium in Justinian’s time?
The Plague of Justinian
Córdoba, Spain, became known for what during Muslim rule?
Learning and religious tolerance
The jizya tax was imposed on which group?
Non-Muslims
Justinian’s Code influenced which regions’ legal systems?
European and Slavic legal systems
The Five Pillars of Islam do NOT include which of the following practices?
Faith
Holy War
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Holy War
About how many people did the Plague of Justinian kill?
Roughly 20 million total
Baghdad was designed in what shape?
A circle
A major cause of Abbasid decline was what?
Weak rulers and loss of tax revenue