The Byzantine Empire gets its name from this Ancient city which was replaced by Constantinople?
What was Byzantium?
100
Type of mathematics invented by Muslim scholars.
What was algebra?
100
The one God of Islam.
What is Allah?
100
He was considered the greatest European ruler of the Early Middle Ages.
Who is Charlemagne?
200
Climate of the early Arabs' homeland.
What is desert?
200
This branch of Christianity was formed after it split off from Roman Catholicism
What was Eastern Orthodox?
200
Muslims were known for this decorative handwriting.
What is calligraphy?
200
Muslim book scriptures, the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
What is the Qur'an
200
This type of commerce almost stopped completely after the Germanic invasions destroyed the Western Roman Empire.
What is trade?
300
Birthplace of Muhammad and Islam.
What was Mecca?
300
This ruler was considered the greatest ruler of the Byzantine empire?
What was Justinian?
300
Muslims kept knowledge of Greek philosophy alive by copying down the works of many philosophers- most notably ____________.
Who was Aristotle?
300
One of the Five Pillars of Islam encourages fasting during this month.
What is a Ramadan?
300
Germanic tribes and kingdoms that replaced Rome tended not to focus on national or state level institutions but on what?
What is the family?
400
This was the dynasty of Muslim people who conquered much of the Islamic Empire and continued to control Spain even after they were overthrown in Damascus.
Who were the Umayyads?
400
This was a language family created by Byzantine missionaries as they went out to Eastern Europe.
What is Cyrillic?
400
After Muhammad's death, laws for public life were set up called __________ based on his life and writings.
What is shariah?
400
Muhammad's status is that he is the last and greatest _____________.
What is prophet?
400
The pope was also known by this title.
What is the Bishop of Rome?
500
This is the name for the "black stone" in Mecca.
What is the Kaaba?
500
This was what the laws that were taken from Rome and added to were called in the Byzantine Empire?
What is the body of civil law (or Justinian's Code)?
500
The two branches of Islam are
What is Sunni and Shi'ah?
500
This is the formal term for the pilgrimmage to Mecca each Muslim is required to make once a lifetime.
What is hajj?
500
These places were responsible for keeping learning alive after the Fall of Rome while it was largely ignored throughout most of Europe.