The Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Civilization
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Byzantine Empire weakened after the _________ captured Asia Minor | Seljuq Turks |
| Because they refused to worship icons, the pope excommunicated the | Iconoclasts |
| During the Nika Revolt, _________ persuaded Justinian to stay and defend Constantinople. | Theodora |
| The Justinian Code preserved _________ ideas. | Roman |
| ________ were used to express the ideas of Christianity to those who could not read the Bible. | Icons |
| The trade routes of Constantinople were extremely valuable to the Byzantine Empire | True |
| Which of the following events led to the formal split of the Christian Church? | The pope declared the iconoclasts as heretics and excommunicated them |
| Constantinople was eventually captured by | the Ottoman Turks |
| The Hagia Sophia is an example of the importance of religion in Byzantine culture | true |
| Theodora contributed to Byzantine law by | helping her husband to pass laws which allowed women to inherit land |
| The Justianian Code was the basis for _______ civil law | English |
| The Eastern Orthodox Church did not accept the authority of ______ | the Pope |
| One of the great artistic achievements of Justinian's rule was | the development of the mosaic |
| Justinian used tax money to build | all of the above |
| The Iconoclast Controversy was about | the display of religious icons churches |
| The major roads in Constantinople only travel as far west as | The Golden Gate |
| Kievan Russia helped the Byzantine Empire maintain its trade and industry by supplying it with | slaves |
| Which of the following best describes the term Rus? | The medieval Russian state established by traders and warriors. |
| Kievan Russia was governed by princes and | councils of nobles |
| The Hagia Sophia is about ________ miles from the Forum of Bovis. | 1.5 |
| The taiga was one of Kievan Russia's | agricultural regions |
| The Pravada Russkia was introduced by | Yaroslav the Wise |
| Kievan Russia's conversion to Christianity resulted in a church-based culture that produced works such as the Hagia Sophia | false |
| taiga | cold, rainy agricultural region |
| Kiev traded all of the following goods with the Greeks EXCEPT | silks |
| The steppes provide | fertile land for agriculture |
| The Byzantine Empire was ruled by | Orthodox church elders |
| agricultural life in the taiga was difficult because of the short growing season | true |
| The ________ were nobles who advised princes in Kievan Russia | boyars |
| veches were used to discuss important matters that effected the whole community | true |
| Justinian Code | Byzantine law based on Roman justice |
| Vladimir I | Christian Kievan Russian ruler |
| Kievan Russia traded with the _________ extensively | Byzantines |
| _______ strengthened Russia by uniting several principalities under one ruler. | Ivan III |
| The Poles were different from the Slavs because | they followed the western church |
| Which direction would you go if you were traveling FROM St. Irene TO Acropolis? | Northeast |
| At ______________ two major roads, coming from the southwest and northwest, enter Constantinople. | the Wall of Theodosius |
| To get from the Palace of Blachernae to the Acropolis, one would travel along ____________. | the Golden Horn |
| czar | absolute monarch or caesar |
| which two provinces broke away from russia and former kingdoms that were hostile to the eastern slavs | Lithuania and Poland |
| under the rule of justinian the byzantine empire expanded to its largest size | true |
| the first ruler of a unified russia was | Ivan III |
| Both peasants and farmers could become slaves under | the Mongols |
| the mongols remained relatively peaceful in exchange for | heavy taxation |
| Kiev was taken over by | rurik |
| Ivan III began the tradition in Russia of | absolute monarchy |
| which of the following statements about the expansion of russia is true | Ivan IV wanted Russia to become the third Roman empire |
| Before Islam, most Arabs were polytheistic. | true |
| journey of Muhammad and his followers to Medina | Hijrah |
| For Muslims, obeying Allah's will means following | the Five Pillars of Islam. |
| As tribes were created and organized within the Arab Peninsula, sheikhs were elected as leaders. Who was responsible for electing the sheikhs? | A council of elders |
| which of the following statements does not describe the caravan trade | the caravan led worshipers to Mecca during the hajj |
| one of the Five Pillars of Islam | pilgrimage |
| Muhammad was born in Mecca | true |
| according to islam allah spoke to muhammad through the angel gabriel | true |
| Ivan I | the first Great Prince |
| Rurik | leader of the rus |
| Muslim scholars and theologians organized Islam's moral rules into the _______, or code of law | shari'ah |
| chief Islamic religious authority | caliph |
| Which of these groups broke away from the Islamic Empire?. | Shia |
| The Crusades were ended by Saladin when he invaded Jerusalem in 1187 and brought an end to the Fatimid dynasty. His actions to not allow a massacre made him known as a compassionate conqueror. | true |
| Which family assumed control when the Umayyad family was defeated? | Abbas |
| "struggle in the way of God" | Jihad |
| all of the following occurred after muhammad's death except | his only daughter succeeded him |
| the golden age of the abbasid caliphate was the reign of | Harun al-Rashid |
| The Muslim Empire included ________ in Europe | Spain |
| What is the hajj | it is a pilgrimage to Mecca |
| The Seljuk Turks captured Baghdad | true |
| during the abbasid dynasty the council that advised the caliph was led by a prime minister known as | vizier |
| replaced the Umayyads | Abbasids |
| The Umayyad dynasty was replaced by the | Abbasids |
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