TRUE/FALSE
Al-Râzi and Ibn Sina were famous Muslim mathematicians.
false
Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages to what city?
MECCA
Who was Justinian’s wife?
What city on the Dnieper River was the center of the early Russian state?
A. Kiev
B. Novgorod
C. Moscow
D. Constantinople
A. Kiev
DAILY DOUBLE
The Arabs trace their beginnings to
Although Justinian is credited with taking the Byzantine Empire to its height, he also
gets the blame for bringing it to financial ruin.
True
What are the best examples of Muslim architecture?
mosques
What was the name for the uprising that Justinian crushed?
established the first ruling dynasty in Russia
A- Rurik
B- Basil II
C- Vladimer ID- PUTIN
A- Rurik
What is the art of beautiful handwriting called?
calligraphy
The Crusades were the East’s efforts to free the West from the Muslim invaders.
false
Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples?
The Byzantine church became known as the
A. Eastern Orthodox Church.
B. Greek Orthodox Church.
C. Russian Orthodox Church.
D. Byzantine Orthodox Church.
A. Eastern Orthodox Church.
What is the term for depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellow-
ship of the church?
excommunication
The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped by the Battle of
A. Abbasid.
B. Manzikert.
C. Tours.
D. Moscow.
C. Tours.
According to Islamic teaching, Noah, Abraham, David, Jesus, and Muhammad are
all considered prophets of Allah.
True
first caliph
What Byzantine decorative art used tiny pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster?
mosaic
What was the largest ethnic group living in early Russia?
SLAVS
Who established Orthodox Christianity as the state religion of Russia?
A. Vladimir I
B. Rurik
C. Cyril
D. Yaroslav
Vladimir I
Constantinople’s location on the Bosporus allowed it to be the vital link between the
East and the West in land and sea trade routes.
True
Initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would
A. become a leader.
B. convert men to monotheism.
C. interfere with the profitable business of idol worship in the Ka’bah.
D. take over the trade in Mecca.
C. interfere with the profitable business of idol worship in the Ka’bah.
What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?
A. Blue Mosque
B. Cathedral of Novgorod
C. Hagia Sophia
D. St. Basil’s Cathedral
C. Hagia Sophia
Whose army brought about the end of the Byzantine Empire by sacking Constantinople?
Ottoman Turks
The Umayyad caliphate and the Abbasid caliphate differed in that the
A. Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions.
B. Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions.
C. Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.
D. Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.
B. Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions.