World History (Islam) Sudy

Question 1

What did the Byzantine Empire originally form from?

Answer 1

Eastern Roman Empire

Question 2

What influences blended together to form the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 2

Greek, Roman, and Christian

Question 3

Why did Constantine move the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

Answer 3

he wanted his capital to be closer to the center

Question 4

When does the Byzantine Empire reach its height?

Answer 4

527 to 565 AD.

Question 5

What main accomplishments does Justinian have as Emperor?

Answer 5

Codified the old Roman law

Question 6

What is the Justinian Code and how did it come into existence?

Answer 6

sets of laws and legal interpretations, codified by scholars under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I

Question 7

What is the Hagia Sophia and why is it so important?

Answer 7

A christian chruch, it served as a center of religious, political, and artistic life for the Byzantine world

Question 8

Where is the Hagia Sophia located?

Answer 8

Istanbul, Turkey

Question 9

What was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 9

Christianity

Question 10

Who was Cyril? What did he do?

Answer 10

a scholarly archbishop and a prolific writer who wrote documents

Question 11

What were icons? Why did the Pope want to use them in church services?

Answer 11

sacred images representing the saints, Christ, and mary, it draws the faithful who
venerate them closer to God, to the hypostatic presence of the persons portrayed and to
the sacramental gestures celebrated in the fear of the Lord

Question 12

Who were iconoclasts?

Answer 12

people who opposed the use of religious images, or icons, in the Byzantine Empire during
the 8th and 9th centuries

Question 13

Why does the church separate into two different religions?

Answer 13

different opinions on believes

Question 14

Who is crowned Emperor of the Roman people by the Pope?

Answer 14

Charlemagne

Question 15

What is the Schism of 1054?

Answer 15

seperated the catholic, and orthodox churches

Question 16

Where are the Eastern Slavs located?

Answer 16

Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine

Question 17

What is the Varangian Route?

Answer 17

a medieval trade route that connected the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea

Question 18

What role did the Vikings play in the Eastern Slavs development?

Answer 18

raiders and traders

Question 19

Who is Vladimir? What does he do?

Answer 19

(Grand) Prince of kiev, allies with the Byzantine empire

Question 20

What areas of influence does Eastern Orthodoxy serve in the Slavic culture?

Answer 20

spread christianity

Question 21

Mecca

Answer 21

the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad’s birthplace

Question 22

Kaaba

Answer 22

The most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca

Question 23

Medina

Answer 23

a city in western Saudi Arabia

It is where muhammad moved to

Question 24

Battle of Tours

732 C.E.

Answer 24

a battle between North African armies and Frankish forces

Led by Charles Martel in Gaul

Question 25

Shiite

Answer 25

a person who belongs to one of the two main branches of Islam

Question 26

Sunni

Answer 26

a member of the largest branch of Islam

Question 27

Muhammad

Answer 27

Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam.

Question 28

Quran

Answer 28

The holy book of Islam | The islamic version of a Bible

Question 29

Mosque

Answer 29

Islamic **house** of worship

Question 30

Caliph

Answer 30

successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims | **Doesn't start a dynasty**

Question 31

The central doctrine taught by the Qur'an is the belief in

Answer 31

one god, Allah

Question 32

Islam

Answer 32

Religion Islam = Submision to the will of God | Monothestic

Question 33

Hajj

Answer 33

A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims | They just walked to Mecca

Question 34

Silk Roads (600-1450)

Answer 34

A trade route across central asia where they traded goods | Traded silk, spices, porcelain, paper, horses, and gold

Question 35

Arabia

Answer 35

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Question 36

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 36

Declaration of belief in one God | faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage

Question 37

Umayyad

Answer 37

a member of the caliph dynasty | They ruled from 660 to 750 AD

Question 38

Shi'a

Answer 38

the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad

Question 39

Reasons for Islamic expansion

Answer 39

military conquest, driven by religious zeal, political ambitions to control new territories, and the appeal of their message

Question 40

Muslim Trade Network

Answer 40

a web of communities and trade routes that connected the Islamic world | Connected the Islam word through trade, pilgrimage, and missionary work

Question 41

Caravans

Answer 41

Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances | Just like Nomads

Question 42

Abbasids | 750 - (About) 1250

Answer 42

A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire | Moved the capital to Baghdad

Question 43

Allah

Answer 43

Arabic word for God

Question 44

House of Wisdom | Established in the 800's

Answer 44

Combination of a library, academy, and translation center | In Baghdad

Question 45

Baghdad

Answer 45

Capital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq | near ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon

Question 46

Rightly Guided Caliphs | 632-661

Answer 46

The first four rulers of the Islamic world after the death of Muhammad.

Question 47

Fasting

Answer 47

Muslims must not eat from sun up to sun down to show their faith