The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church argued over the language of services, if priest should marry and the use of…
Icons
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church disagreed about a lot but the agreed on the importance of the Bible and the teachings of…
Jesus
This sea borders parts of Africa, Asia and Europe and control of it and trade made the Greeks, Alexander the Great and the Romans powerful.
Mediterranean Sea
The Roman Empire was split into east and west and Constantinople was the capital in the…
East
The roof to the Hagia Sophia represents the heavens and looked like it was suspended in the air and is known as a…
Dome
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain but he was actually born in the country of…
Italy
He was looking for a new route to India when he ran into North America and incorrectly called the people he met Indians.
Christopher Columbus
The people of Constantinople stretched a chain across this water route to make sure people passing paid a fee coming and going.
Bosporus Strait
Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Empire, which was called the…
Byzantine Empire
The Arabic word for God is…
Allah
If you look on a map today, you won’t find Constantinople, as it will say which city in the country of Turkey?
Istanbul
The last emperor of the western part of the Roman Empire.
Romulus Augustus
Christopher Columbus thought he could sail west into which ocean and find a shortcut that would land him in India.
Atlantic Ocean
He was the first great Byzantine Emperor and was married to Theodora, who helped him survive the Nika Riots
Justinian
This Chinese invention made of coal, charcoal and saltpeter was originally used to scare away evil spirits.
Gunpowder
Christians practice Christianity and Muslims practice…
Islam
The trait that connects the Black and Mediterranean Sea.
Bosporus
To get to India and China, the quickest route meant traveling through the Mediterranean Sea, using the Bosporus Strait and then which Sea that would get you to the Silk Road trade routes?
Black Sea
The Romans had Gladiator fights in the Coloseum and the people of Constantinople had ____ in the Hippodrome
Chariot Races
Cannons were first made of this but the cannon was destroyed every time it was used so they began to use metal.
Bamboo
Jerusalem was begun by the the Jewish community, also known as the…
Israelites
The Byzantine Empire that asked Pope Urban for help to deal with the Muslims that were invading the East
Emperor Alexius
Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in the Old Testament, so they all believe Moses parted the…
Red Sea
Rome had the Coloseum and Constantinople had the…
Hippodrome
The Christians have a cross, the Jewish have the six pointed Star of David and the Muslim symbol is the…
Crescent moon and star