Terms
Beautiful writing
What is calligraphy
Desert herdsman
What is Bedouins
Holy book of Islam
What is Qur'an
birthplace of Muhammad
What is Mecca
Byzantine emperor who listened to his wife and did not flee during the Nika Revolt
What is Justinian
Byzantine decorative art using tiny pieces of glass
What is mosaic
Explosive mixture used by the Byzantines as a weapon
What is Greek fire
Submitter to Islam
What is Muslim
City very important to the Byzantine empire and trade
What is Constantinople
Bulgar Slayer
What is Basil II
Largest ethnic group living in early Russia
What is Slavs
Great examples of Muslim architecture
What is mosques
Sacred shrine that used to house hundreds of pagan idols
What is Ka'bah
In which city did Muhammad become a strong spiritual, military leader
What is Medina
The first caliph
What is Abu Bakr
Depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding them from the church
What is excommunication
Muhammad's successors who directed the affairs of Islam
What is caliphs
Holy war
What is jihad
What city held power early in Russian history
What is Kiev
Established the first ruling dynasty in Russia
What is Rurik
They put an end to the Byzantine empire by capturing Constantinople in 1453
What is Ottoman Turks
Name of the individual that calls Muslims to prayer
What is muezzin
The flight of Muhammad
What is Hegira
Constantinoples biggest commercial rival
What is Venice
Muslim Poet
What is Omar Khayyam