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Byzantines
Islam
Eastern Slavs
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople (not Instanbul)
100
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
100
What was the name of the leader of Moscow who killed his son?
Ivan the Terrible (or Awesome)
100
What is the name for a person on a religious journey?
Pilgrim
100
What singer won a bunch of Grammys and then announced that she was taking time off so she could find love?
Adele
200
Who was the most successful leader of the Byzantines after the Roman Empire fell?
Justinian
200
What is the most important city for Muslims?
Mecca
200
What group conquered the area and controlled it until they were defeated by Ivan the Great?
The Mongols
200
What is the name of the houses of the early Eastern Slavs?
Izbas
200
How long did the Hundred Years War last? Within 5 years
115-116 years
300
Who was the highest official in the church?
Patriarch
300
How many Pillars of Faith are there?
5
300
What became the official religion of Kiev?
Eastern Orthodox
300
What is the most sacred book according to Muslims?
Quran
300
What was the name of the two otters on "Bear and the Big Blue House"?
Pip and Pop
400
What was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity or Eastern Orthodox
400
What is the collective name of the group of Muslim leaders that followed Muhammad?
The Rightly Guided Caliphs
400
What city was able to become the leading city in the region by the middle of the 1400s?
Moscow
400
What was the name of the leader of the Mongols
Khan
400
What trick that was first attempted at the Winter X-Games on a snowmobile resulted in a nasty crash?
Double Back Flip
500
Which group finally conquered the capital city of the Byzantines?
Turks or Muslims
500
What are the name of the two dynasties that led Islam?
Umayyad and Abbasid
500
What was the name of the leader of Moscow?
Czar
500
What was the name of the secret police used by Ivan the Terrible?
Oprichnina
500
What is the name of the helper on the new I-Phone
Siri