Byzantine Government
What city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What form of Christianity was the Byzantine Empire?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What was the major city of SOUTHERN Russia?
Kiev
Who was the founder of Islam
Muhammad
What THREE continents did the Islamic empire have territory on?
Africa, Asia, and Europe
Who was the most important Byzantine ruler? He created a law code and reconquered lost territory
Justinian
What was the term for the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Patriarch
What religion did Russia become?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
What were the two sects of Islam?
Shi'a and Sunni
What was the Islamic term for 'Empire'
Caliphate
Which two ancient cultures did the Byzantine Empire try to learn from and preserve?
Greek & Roman
Who was the leader of the Catholic Church?
Pope
What group of people invaded and conquered Russia for 200 years?
Mongols
What are the two cities on the Arabian Peninsula that are crucial to Islam?
Mecca & Medina
What was the name of the Islamic Empire directly after the 'Rightly Guided' Caliphs?
Umayyad Caliphate
What was the name of the law code created in the Byzantine Empire?
Justinian Code
What was the MAIN cause for the split in the Christian church
The use of Icons
What were the people native to Russia called originally?
Slavs
What was the major cause for the split in Islam?
The problem of who should have taken over after Muhammad died
What was the name of the battle that stopped Muslim expansion into Europe?
Battle of Tours
What language was spoken in the Byzantine Empire?
Greek
What language was spoken by the Catholic Church and Western Europe?
Latin
Which empire influenced Russia in their religion, alphabet, and architecture?
Byzantine Empire
What two religions are very closely connected to Islam?
Judaism & Christianity
What year did the battle that stopped Muslim Expansion into Europe occur in?
732 A.D.