Byzantine Leaders
First Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Who is Constantine I
This was the original name of the capital city.
What is Bizantium?
This is what the supreme leader is called.
What is a caleff?
These are the regions that the caliphates ruled.
Whats is North Africa and the Middle East regions?
Constantine legalized this religion.
What is Christianity?
Name at least 3 countries that are located in the Byzantine Empire.
What are the Balkan Countries, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes, Sicily, Moldova, Italy, Syria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Austria, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan?
This was the original language spoken.
What is Greek?
This is how many original caleffs there were.
What is 4?
This is one of the countries that the caliphates rules over.
What is Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, etc. ?
Constantine rose to power in 124 C.E., 224 C.E., 324 C.E., or 424 C.E.
What is 324 C.E.?
The Byzantine Empire was well defended by
What are tall walls surrounding the capital and water on three sides?
The Byzantine empire was weakened by these things...
What are invasions, plagues, politics and religion?
This is how the next caleffs came into power.
What is through heredity?
This is the hemisphere where the Caliphates were mostly located.
What is the eastern hemisphere?
Constantine fought against this empire.
Who are the Persians?
Constantinople was located on this landform.
What is a peninsula?
This gave the Byzantines a distinct advantage in Ship-to-Ship battles.
What is Greek Fire?
This is the original caleff that the Sunnis supported and when he came into power.
Who is Abu Bakr, that came into power in 632CE?
This Empire was located to the northwest and ruled a large portion of Europe.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
A czar.
What is the name of a Russian ruler?
Constantinople was located in the country called this today.
What is Turkey?
Also referred to as the ____________ ____________ Empire.
What is Eastern Roman Empire?
This is why Ali Muhammad was supported by many of the Islamic people.
Why did being the son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad help Ali Muhammad gain support of many of the Islamic people?
These are 3 of the countries that the Caliphates reigned over.
What are Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Italy etc. ?