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1
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the Slavs get their alphabet from who

A

the Greeks

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2
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which city rose to power in the north

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Moscow

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3
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where do Arabs trace their beginnings to?

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Ishmael

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4
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what are desert herdsmen of Arabia called

A

bedouins

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5
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who was justinians wife

A

Theodora

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6
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a building that’s a good example of Byzantine architecture

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Hagia Sophia

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7
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Justinian was blamed for what?

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  • costly military campaign

- massive building program

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8
Q

Byzantine secret weapon

A

Greek fire

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9
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who is the bulgar slayer

A

basil ll

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10
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the first caliph

A

Abu bakr

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11
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where Russia gets its name

A

rus

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12
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what is jihad

A

holy war

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13
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religion that threatened Byzantines through invasion of Turks people

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islam

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14
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battle that stopped muslim advance

A

battle of tours

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15
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3 reasons for military conquest by the Muslims

A

sought to escape from poverty

Byzantine and Persian empire were weak

they were viewed as jihads and had to defend honor of the islams

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16
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two Byzantine missionaries

A

brothers Cyril and methodus

17
Q

largest ethnic group in Russia

A

Slavs

18
Q

Swedish Norsemen who plundered slavic villages in Russia

A

varaginians

19
Q

established first ruling dynasty

A

rurik

20
Q

river used as major route for Byzantine empire

A

dnieper

21
Q

Al Razi and Ibn sina are best known for their knowledge in what field

A

medicine

22
Q

most renowned Muslim poet

A

Omar khayyam

23
Q

Muslims borrowed mathematical knowledge from

A

India

24
Q

Muslim God

A

Allan

25
Q

do Muslims believe in trinity

A

no

26
Q

Judeo christian influenced Muhammad how?

A

belief in one God

27
Q

sacred shrine in Mecca

A

kaaba

28
Q

where Muhammad was born

A

Mecca

29
Q

why Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca

A

feared it would hurt business of the black stone

30
Q

Justinian code

A

preserved heritage of Roman legal system

31
Q

did the Byzantines keep Roman heritage

A

political and legal structures– yes

cultural– no

32
Q

justinians goal during reign

A

restore the greatness of the Roman Empire

33
Q

city meeting place of east and west

A

constinantinople

34
Q

Islam meaning

A

submission to Allah

35
Q

Muslim meaning

A

submit to all ah

36
Q

city where Muhammad became a spiritual military and political leader

A

medina

37
Q

what is the Quran

A

record of Muhammad’s vision from Gabriel

38
Q

Muslims pray and take pilgrimise to what city

A

Mecca

39
Q

what was the main problem after Muhammad death

A

he didn’t appoint a successor

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