Vocabulary
Byzantine Empire
Islam
Vocabulary 2
100
eastern portion of the Roman Empire which lasted beyond the fall of the Western Roman Empire
What is Byzantine Empire
100
Capitial city of the Empire
What is Constantinople
100
Founder of Islam
What is Muhammad
100
Holy book of Islam
What is Quran
200
culture which is blending of classic Roman and Greek culture
What is Greco-Roman
200
Two continents that connect and form a land bridge for the Empire (modern day Turkey)
What is Europe and Asia
200
Followers of Islam
What is Muslims
200
Christian Church which was created because of differences in the west and east in 1054
What is Eastern Orthodox Church
300
monotheistic religion begun in Arabia by Muhammad in the 6th century
What is Islam
300
Language of everyday people in the Empire
What is Latin
300
Number of Pillars of Islam
What is five
300
trip to a religious place
What is pilgrimage
400
period of history between 500 AD and 1500 AD
What is Middle Ages
400
Church built by Justinian in Constantinople
What is Hagia Sophia
400
Site where Muslims make their pilgrimage or journey to
What is Mecca
400
People who conquered the Byzantine Empire
What is Ottoman Turks
500
Byzantine collection of laws and legal decisions of Rome. Written by emperor Justinian
What is Justinian Code
500
They conquered the Byzantine Empire
What is Ottoman Turks
500
Time period for the Islamic Golden Age
What is 8th Century
500
Head of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the pope