Vocabulary
The place where two roads meet
Crossroads
This Roman Emperor moved the capital city of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium
Emperor Diocletian
This man is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
These pictures of divine figures are used by the Roman Catholic Church...but other religious groups (Islam and the Eastern Orthodox Church) does not use these
Icons
This group of Muslim Turks created the largest Islamic Empire in history
The Ottomans
Beliefs that go against the church
Heresy
This Roman Emperor legalized Christianity and re-named the city of Byzantium after himself
Emperor Constantine
This man was the founder and prophet of Islam
Muhammad
This church - built by Justinian - was turned into a Mosque by the Ottoman Turks
Hagia Sophia
True or False: Muslims who conquered Spain treated the Christians and Jews already living there poorly
False - they tolerated them and treated them with respect
A separation; A great split
Schism
This husband and wife team ruled the Byzantine Empire together as equals
Justinian and Theodora
Qur'an
This graceful, flowing style of writing can be seen in Arabic script - in English, we call it "cursive"
Calligraphy
This man is considered to be the greatest Sultan of all time
Suleyman I ("Suleyman the Magnificent)
A person who talks to a god
Prophet
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church:________
The leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church:_______
200 POINTS EACH
Pope
Patriarch
These two churches came about as a result of the Great Schism - GIVE ME THEIR FULL NAMES (200 points each)
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
These small, skinny towers are built around Mosques and are used by Muezzins to call faithful Muslims to prayer
Minarets
"Constantinople" was given this new name by the Ottomans in 1453 - and it still has this name today
Istanbul
Muslim spiritual leader - some believe directly descended from Muhammad
Caliph
The city of Constantinople could be found along this small - but important - body of water
Bosporus Straight
Name the five pillars of Islam (100 points for each pillar)
1) Faith
2) Prayer
3) Alms
4) Fasting (during the month of Ramadan)
5) Pilgrimage ("Hajj")
This Islamic design relies on repeating abstract patterns
Arabesque
These nomadic people survived in the Arabian desert by moving from Oasis to Oasis
Bedouins