Byzantine Empire
This was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This prophet of the Old Testament is recognized by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Who is Abraham?
This city was the hub of learning, knowledge, and trade in the Abbasid Caliphate.
What is Baghdad?
This term refers to peasants who were tied to the land of their lords, unable to freely travel.
Who are serfs?
These are four examples of Sabrina Carpenter songs.
What are (???)
This famous Byzantine emperor helped conquer back much of the Roman Empire in the West and created a unified law code.
Who is Justinian?
This is the term for the holy book of Islam.
What is the Qur'an?
This is one example of an achievement of Suleyman the Magnificent.
What is (ex. building hospitals, gardens, mosques, museums, conquering to empire's greatest extent)?
This is an example of an ideal of chivalry.
What is (ex. loyalty to lord/king, Christian faith, be kind to ladies, protect weaker people, etc.)?
These are all the planets in order.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto?
This empire captured Constantinople in 1453 and effectively ended the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This is an example of a dietary restriction of either Judaism or Islam.
What is (ex. Muslims can't eat pork or drink alcohol) or (ex. Jews must eat kosher foods)?
This is one example of a technology or innovation that was improved upon in Baghdad's House of Wisdom.
What is (ex. astrolabe, magnetic compass, lateen sail, algebra, hospitals, etc.)?
What is a fief?
These are two players currently rostered on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Who are (ex. TJ Watt, Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalfe, etc.)?
This famous church was constructed by Justinian, later converted into a mosque.
What is the Hagia Sofia?
What is Jesus of Nazareth?
This was how the millet system functioned within the Ottoman Empire.
What is an official policy of allowing local leaders to retain their culture and governments?
This is who a troubadour was.
What is a lyrical poet in medieval Europe?
These are five examples of Pokemon from the original generation that did NOT originally evolve (even if they added evolutions in future generations).
What are (ex. Snorlax, Chansey, Magmar, Electabuzz, the legendaries, etc.)?
The Christian schism in 1054 divided Christianity into these two branches, one of which was adopted by the Byzantine Empire and the other the Western Roman Empire.
What are Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
These are three of the five pillars of Islam.
What are (ex. travel to Mecca, fast during Ramadan, give alms to poor, pray 5 times a day facing Mecca, and commit faith to Allah)?
Who is Mehmed II or Mehmed the Conqueror?
This is how the bubonic plague spread to Europe.
What are fleas on the rats?
What is Lilo & Stitch?
The wife of Emperor Justinian, she was integral in forming her husband's policies and is often considered a "co-ruler."
Who is Theodora?
This term refers to Islamic governance - a legal system based on the tenets of the Islamic holy book.
What is sharia law?
From the Golden Age of Islam, this famous collection of Islamic folktales includes “Aladdin” and “Sinbad.”
What is One Thousand and One Nights?
Feudalism is an example of this system in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
What is a hierarchy?
In order, these are the last three NBA Champions.
What are the Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, and Denver Nuggets?