Vocabulary
Orthodox
This building was a beautiful church, but was eventually stolen and made into an Islamic Mosque.
Hagia Sophia
Called the council of Nicaea to discuss the truth of the trinity.
Constantine
Which bodies of water were surrounding Constantinople?
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Who was the creator of the Islamic religion?
Allowed freedom of religion in Rome
Edict of Milan
What was iconoclasm?
The act of removing idols from the church.
Had Roman laws simplified
Justinian
Where did the Black Death originate from?
Gobi Desert/Asia
Holy book of Islam
Qur'an
A foreign soldier hired to fight for another country.
Mercenaries
Most important religious leader in the west (head of the Roman Catholic Church)
Pope
He led the army to reclaim lands which were stolen from the western Roman Empire
Belasarius
On which peninsula did Islam begin?
Arabian Peninsula
Name of the religious landmark muslims must travel to during their lifetime.
Kaaba
Muslim landmark where Muhammad was believed to ascend with the angel Gabriel.
Dome of the Rock
Most important religious leader in the East (head of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Patriarch
Spread religion by traveling on trade routes/conquering lands
Muhammad
How was the Qur'an written?
Muhammad's followers gathered all of his visions together and compiled them into the holy text.
What were the 3 major religious cities of Islam?
Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem
Ottomans
Basic rules which outline the guidelines of Islam
5 Pilars of Islam
He was known as the Bulgar Slayer
What language was made official under Heraclitus?
Greek
Religious war in which Islam is forcefully spread.
Jihad