Chapter6️⃣ Flashcards
What are the four titles given to Constininople?
New Rome, Constantine’s city, queen of the Mediterranean, and Second Rome
What byzantine empire sought to restore the greatness of the Roman empire by extending the boundaries of the byzantine empire to their greatest extent?
Justinian
What is the name of the organized church that developed within the byzantine empire?
Eastern orthodox church
What decorative art did Byzintine artist create by using tiny pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster?
Mosaic
What is the name of the most famous of the byzantine architectural structures?
Hagia Sophia
What ethnic group played a major role in establishing the early Russian state?
Slavs
What city became the center of the early Russian state?
Kiev
What Russian ruler adopted the Easten Othodox Church as the official religion of the Russian state?
Vladimier I
What two byzantine missionaries developed a written language for the Slavic people of Russia?
Cyril and Methdius
Under whose leadership did the city of Kiev reach the height of its power and prestige?
Yaroslav
What name is given to the Arab nomads who roam the desert in search of pastureland and water?
Bedouins
Who claimed to be the last and greatest of the prophets of Allah?
Muhammad
What became the “Holy” city of the Islamic faith? What is the most sacrad shrine in that city?
Mecca and Kaaba
What is the name of the holy book of islam?
the Koran
What is the shaddah? What two critical contradictions does it lead in Islam?
the shahadah is the thesis of Islam and must be believed and recited regularly: There is no god but Allah, and Muhamad is his prophet. The contradiction is that God is the only God, not Allah and the bible is the ultimate revealer of the father.
