Great Schism
What does it mean to be Excommunicated?
To be removed or separated from the church
What became the capital of the Eastern Empire?
Constantinople
What city was called the Third Rome?
Moscow
Who was the Prophet and founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Who was the Persian Leader that established the Persian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
How many Patriarchs were there?
5
What church did Justinian build after the Nika Riots?
Hagia Sophia
Who was the First Tsar of Russia?
Ivan the Terrible
What is the most sacred place in Islam?
The Kaaba
What was the Egyptian Written Language?
Double Points: What was the thing that helped us translate it?
Hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone
Why might differences in language have caused a rift between the East and West?
Different interpretations of the Bible and beliefs
What lawcode did Justinian write?
Justinian's Code
What alphabet helped convert the Slavs and Russians?
Cyrillic
What is the Islamic Holy Book?
The Quran
Who was the Athenian Politician and military leader that lead Athens into their Golden Age?
Pericles
Why did the Pope think he had more authority than the other Patriarchs?
He believed he was the successor of St. Peter
Who was the wife of Justinian?
Bonus Points: what was her job before she was empress?
Theodora
Dancer or Actress
What city was important to Russians before Moscow became the most important?
Keiv
What structure is in Jerusalem is important to both Jews and Muslims?
The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount
What Island did Rome and Carthage fight over in the first Punic War?
Double Points: what are the other two islands Rome takes from Carthage after the war?
Sicily
Sardinia and Corsica
Name all five cities of the Pentarchy.
Rome
Constantinople
Antioch
Alexandria
Jerusalem
What was the Byzantine equivalent of the roman coliseum?
The Hippodrome
What monument was built in Moscow that replicated Byzantine art and Architecture?
The Kremlin
Who died that split the Islamic faith into two denominations?
Double Points: What was it they couldn't agree on?
Ali
Couldn't agree on who the rightful successor was.
What was the name of the land bridge that connected North America and Asia during the Ice Age?
The Bering Strait Land Bridge