World History Ch 4-6

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

Constantinople's location allowed it to be the vital link between the East and the West

The Roman persecution of the Christians caused a decline in Christian growth

One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of which law code?

Under whose leadership did the Huns invade Roman territory?

Kush won its independence from Egypt

The Roman Republic consisted of three branches of government: the consuls, the Senate, and the assemblies.

The wars between the Romans and Carthaginians were called the Hundred Years War.

Who decreed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages to Mecca

Who established Orthodox Christianity as the state religion of Russia?

Pax Romana was the period of peace and prosperity in Roman history.

Which emperor legalized Christianity?

According to historical documentation, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.

Jihad is known as the "holy war"

Promoted the theory that the earth was the center of the universe....

The first official Roman persecution of Christianity began under the emperor.

Gladiator fights were staged by Roman emperors to win public favor

The chief export during the Han dynasty

The major problem after Muhammad's death was

Which is not considered a prophet of Allah?

What Indian empire came to power after Alexander the Great's empire began to disintegrate?

What are the best examples of Muslim Architecture?

The Arabs trace their beginnings to

Byzantine decorative art used tiny pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster is known as calligraphy?

The Mauryan Empire was the first strong empire of India.

Chandragupta Maurya created the first strong empire of India.

Gupta Empire was one of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science.

Romans engineered aqueducts to supply water to the cities.

Confucius was the Chinese teacher known for wise sayings.

Established a calendar that is the basis of our own

Chinese writing consists of

What city on the Dnieper River was the center of the early Russian state?

Chinese society emphasizes the individual.

Whose army brought the end of the Byzantine Empire by sacking Constantinople?

The kingdom of Kush fell to the kingdom of

Which civilization invented movable type?

Fought Octavian in the third civil war and was in love with Cleopatra...

Began constructin of the Great Wall

Most African people rejected tribal religions and converted to Islam.

Invaded Italy through the Alps....

The First Punic War was fought over control of the island of Sicily.

The Byzantine church became known as the

What was the North Afican city that rivaled Rome for Mediterranean trade?

Who established the first ruling dynasty in Russia?

Slavs were the largest ethnic group living in early Russia.

Caliphs were desert herdsmen.

What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?