This is what Heraclius divided the empire up into, each with many peasant soldiers living in it.
What are themes?
100
This is where Muhammad led his army in 630 A. D.
What is Mecca?
100
This is the secret weapon used by the empire against the Turks.
What is Greek Fire?
100
This continent suffered greatly from the Black Death.
What is Europe?
200
This name was given by the Romans to nomadic peoples who had not adopted Roman culture and who did not speak Latin or Greek.
What is a babarian?
200
The Byzantine Army was originally made up of these types of soldiers.
What are mercenaries?
200
Muhammad wanted the Meccans to accept this religion.
What is Islam?
200
This emperor believed that God did not like icons.
Who is Leo III?
200
This emperor strengthened his army which allowed him to attack and capture Constantinople.
Who was Michael III?
300
By this time the Roman emperors had moved to Constantinople.
What is 470 A. D?
300
These were special groups that united moneychangers, goldsmiths, and notaries.
What are guilds?
300
He was Caliph Omar's best general.
Who is Khalid ibn al-Walid?
300
This group of people was hated more than any other by the Byzantines.
Who were the Turks?
300
This country was used the Byzantine government use to preserve its government and launch attacks against Constantinople.
What is Nicaea?
400
This is the name of the big open air stadium in Constantinople.
What is the Hippodrome?
400
This is the Greek title which mean emperor.
What is Basilius?
400
The word for Muhammad's new religion Islam, means this.
What is submission to Allah.
400
This is how the Byzantine empire created a well motivated army.
What is they gave land to peasants?
400
Besides being unwilling, Rome did not help the Byzantine Empire defend Constantinople from the Turks because they were unable to because of this problem.
What is the Black Death.
500
This is the new short legal code that was based on Roman law.
What is Corpus Juris Civilis or the Body of Civil Law.
500
Heraclius added these countries and regions to the Byzantine Empire with the help of his new army of citizen-soldiers.
What are Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and the Balkans.
500
Jewish merchants used this book to explain their faith.
What is the Torah?
500
This man told the crusaders they would be fighting the Turkish leader Saladin, even though he wanted them to attack Constantinople.
Who was Pope Innocent III?
500
This man was the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire.