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Name of the great emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Constantine I
100
This new imperial city became the capital of the Byzantine empire
Constantinople
100
The Holy Book for Muslims is called
Quran
100
The Bubonic Plague is also known as
the Black Death
200
What are the names of the two missionaries that spread Orthodoxy throughout the Eastern side of the Byzantine Empire
Cyril and Methodius
200
This was the primary Arabic city which hosted the pagan tradition of pilgrimage
Mecca
200
What is the name of the reform that codified Roman laws, as before there had been two unofficial and one official code of laws, in the Byzantine Empire
code of Justinian
200
the Founding of Rome really began with this famous war told by Homer
The Trojan War
300
What is the name of this handsome dude?
Justinian
300
This empire was the archenemy of the Byzantine Empire
Sassanid Empire
300
protected people of the muslim states were called
dhimmis
300
During this period, Christianity splits into two factions, what are those two factions?
Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox
400
This person is considered the single prophet in Islam
Mohammad
400
This was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus
400
non-Arab warriors were called
Mamluks
400
This Caliphate changed their capital city to Baghdad and experienced a Golden Age.
Abassid Caliphate
500
a civil and religious leader who determined state and religious policy
caliph
500
What are the names of the 3 Caliphates
Umayyad, Abassid, Rashidun
500
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
1. Belief that there is 1 god (Allah) and a prophet (Mohammad)
2. Prayer 5x a day
3. Give aims/charity 2.5% of income
4. Pilgrimage to Mecca
5. Fasting during Ramadan (sunrise to sunset)
500
what's the difference between a centralized and decentralized government?
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