Geography
Constantinople is a city divided by this narrow body of water.
What is the Bosporus Strait
He renamed Byzantium after himself and made it the new capital of the Roman Empire.
Who was Constantine?
It was Diocletian's attempt to save the Roman Empire.
What is dividing the empire into a western and eastern half?
He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the Pope?
It is what the Church of Saint Sophia was converted into by the Ottomans?
What is a mosque?
Today Constantinople is know by this name.
What is Istanbul?
He is considered one of the greatest Byzantine emperors who organize the Roman laws into one code.
Who was Justinian?
This is what happened after Justinian's death.
What is the Byzantine Empire became weak?
An Islamic house of worship.
What is a mosque?
It is what the Byzantines built to protect the city of Constantinople from enemy invasion.
What are walls?
It is where Islam began.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
She is believed to have ruled with her husband and had a personal hand in creating laws that protected the rights of women.
Who was Theodora?
This happened because Constantinople was at a crossroads of important trade routes.
What is Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire became very wealthy and powerful?
A person who follows the teachings of Muhammad.
What is a Muslim?
What is Turkey?
These are the two continents that Constantinople are on.
What are Asia and Europe?
This was a title given to Ottoman rulers who were also considered the head of Islam.
What is caliph?
Because Byzantines did not think the pope had the right to banish the Byzantine Emperor.
What is the main event that led to the schism in the Christian Church?
The main beliefs Muslims live by.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
What is the Arabic word for God?
They are the two bodies of water connected by the Bosporus.
What are the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea
This is the title given to the religious leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Who is the patriarch?
This major event took place in 1453.
What is the Ottoman Turks overpowering and taking over Constantinople?
The most holy place for Muslims.
What is Mecca?
This big idea explains why the Byzantine Empire became so wealthy.
What is the big idea: The geography of a civilization has major implications for its success?