Chapter 6- Byzantine And Islam Flashcards

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Rome’s trade imbalance led to —————.

A

Debt

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After the Pax Romana the Roman Empire entered a period of —————–.

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Decline

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Rome’s military became weak as soldiers could not be paid so Rome began —————–.

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Using foreign mercenary soldiers

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While the Western Roman Empire ————–, the Eastern Empire ————-.

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Became weak

Began to grow

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The Byzantine Empire was originally —————.

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Eastern Roman Empire

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Constantinople’s geography was important because —————-.

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Located between the Mediterranean and black seas

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Because Constantinople was close to Judea, many Byzantines —————–.

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Had convert to Christianity before those in the western Roman empire

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——————- was the most famous Byzantine Emperor.

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Justinian

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Government in the Roman and Byzantine Empires was similar because ————.

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Had absolute rulers called emperors

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————— began conquering Roman territories, adding to the land size of the Byzantine Empire.

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Justinian

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The ————— code was a set of laws that consolidated the Roman laws into one code.

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JustiniAn code

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Some of the things the ———– code addressed were ————, —————, and ————–.

A
justinian
Criminal justice
Marriage
Property
Slavery
Women's rights
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The Byzantine legal code was the standard for laws over the next ———– years.

A

900

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The Hagia Sophia is ——————————.

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Church built by Justinian

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Hagia Sophia means —————-.

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Holy wisdom

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15
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Justinian’s wife Theodora exercised power in the empire by —————.

A

All of the above

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16
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Christians in the East and West disagreed over —————–.

A

Leadership

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17
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Christians in the Western church accepted ——————–.

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Pope is authority

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18
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Christians in the Eastern church —————-.

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Byzantine emperor was head of the church

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Emperor Leo II ordered the destruction of icons in the Byzantine Empire because —————–.

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Considered them to be idols

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————– are religious images that help some Christians with their prayers and worship.

21
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Because of Emperor Leo’s actions the —————— excommunicated him.

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The Great Schism was —————–.

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Separation of church in Rome from the church in Constantinople

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Christians in the West became the ———– church; Christians in the East became the ————–.

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Catholic

Orthodox

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In the 7th century, Seljuk --------------- invaded the Byzantine Empire.
Turks
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The Byzantine Emperor appealed to the -------------- to help them repeal the Muslim invaders.
Christians in the west
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Pope Urban II of Rome called on Christians to help the Eastern church which resulted in ---------------.
The crusades
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The Crusades were not really a war but rather a -----------------.
Rescue operation for the pope
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Most of those who took part in the Crusades ----------------.
Peasants
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For over 200 years, the Byzantine Empire slid into decline because -------------.
It was difficult for them to recover from the battles with the Muslims
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In 1453 the --------- ----------- ransacked Constantinople and killed the last Byzantine king, signaling the end of the Byzantine Empire.
Ottoman Turks
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Russia covers ------------ of the globe.
1/6
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The ------------- ancestors played a major role in early Russia.
Varangians
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Because it was located on a river and was on the trade route with the Byzantine Empire, ------------ became the center of early Russia.
Kiev
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As a ruler in early Russia, Yaroslav ----------------.
All of the above
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--------------- is considered the ancestor of several Arab tribes and the forefather of Muhammad.
Ishmael
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----------------- is the Arabic name for God.
Allah
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------------- is the city where Islam began and is the holiest city in the Islam religion.
Mecca
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The Koran is the holy book of the Islamic faith and means ----------.
Recitation
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The Five Pillars are -----------.
``` Shahadah Salat Zakat Sawm Hajj ```
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The Kabba is ---------------.
A sacred shrine that housed hundreds of pagan idols
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The Koran was written by -----------.
Muhammad
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The two main branches of the Islamic faith ---------------- and -----------------.
Sunni | Shiite
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The ------------- is a part of the ----------- where the -------------- calls the faithful to prayer.
Minaret Mosque Muezzin
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The Muslim faith was originally spread by ------------.
Muhammad
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Muslims believe Jesus ------------.
Was a prophet
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Muslims do not believe ----------------.
All of the above
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In the Koran, those who do not follow Muhammad are called ------------.
Unbelievers | Infidels
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The Koran exhorts Muslims to ----------------.
All of the above
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The word righteous means ------------.
To be in a right relationship with God