World History Chapter 6: Byzantine Empire

Kiev became the center of the early Russian state

What name is given to the Arab nomads who roam the desert in search of pastureland and water?

The largest ethnic group living in early Russia was the Slavs

The Arabs trace their beginnings to

Under whose leadership did the city of Kiev and the early Russian state reach the height of its power and prestige?

Justinian is credited with taking the Byzantine Empire to greatness; he also gets blamed for bringing it to ruin

What is the name for the local Muslim place of worship?

wife of Justinian: Theodora

The Byzantine Empire, ignoring its Roman heritage, took on an Asian political, legal, and cultural structure

Muslim holy book is the Qur'an

the Decorative art that Byzantine artists created using tiny pieces of glass or stone is called Mosaic

missionary to the Slavic peoples: Methodius

In early Russia what important river was used as a major route for trade with the Byzantine Empire?

the two Byzantine missionaries who developed a written language for the Slavic people were Cyril and Methodius

The Byzantine secret weapon that would burn on water was called

desert herdsmen are called Bedouins

Initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would

Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages to the city of Medina

first caliph was Abu Bakr

the Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia were

Muslim poet: Omar Khayyam

What Byzantine emperor sought to restore the greatness of the Roman Empire by extending boundaries the farthest?

The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped by the Battle of

After the two centuries of Mongol rule in Russia, which city rose to power in the north?

What aspect of the Judeo-Christian belief impressed and influenced Muhammad?

Submission to Allah is called jihad

The major problem after Muhammad's death was that

Muhammad claimed to be the last and greatest of the prophets of Allah

All the following were reasons for the military conquests made by the Muslims except

The Muslims borrowed much of their basic mathematical knowledge from

What is the name of the organized church that developed within the Byzantine Empire?

Muslims claim the Qur'an is the record of Muhammad's visions from Gabriel

The name of the sacred shrine in Mecca that once housed hundreds of pagan idols was the Taj Mahal

Justinian's goal during his reign was to

law code: Basil II

What is the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural structure?

Which city was the meeting place of East and West and the vital link in both land and sea trade routes?

birthplace of Muhammad is Mecca

Al-Razi and Ibn Sina are best known for their knowledge in the field of

"holy war" is Umayyad

Hagia Sophia means

Muhammad became a spiritual, political and military leader in the city of Mecca

Vladimir I adopted the Eastern Orthodox Church as the official religion of the Russian state

All of the following are titles given to Constantinople except:

Submitter to Allah is called Muslim

In accepting the idea of one god, Muhammad also accepted the idea of the Trinity

Muhammad's flight to Medina was called Hegira

Russia likely derived its name from the Slavic RUS, meaning "rowers" or "seafarers"

The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the

the Muslim god is Allah

The religion that most threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish people was Islam

"Bulgar Slayer": Methodius

What ethnic group played a major role in establishing the early Russian state?