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the Slavs get their alphabet from who
the Greeks
which city rose to power in the north
Moscow
where do Arabs trace their beginnings to?
Ishmael
what are desert herdsmen of Arabia called
bedouins
who was justinians wife
Theodora
a building that’s a good example of Byzantine architecture
Hagia Sophia
Justinian was blamed for what?
- costly military campaign
- massive building program
Byzantine secret weapon
Greek fire
who is the bulgar slayer
basil ll
the first caliph
Abu bakr
where Russia gets its name
rus
what is jihad
holy war
religion that threatened Byzantines through invasion of Turks people
islam
battle that stopped muslim advance
battle of tours
3 reasons for military conquest by the Muslims
sought to escape from poverty
Byzantine and Persian empire were weak
they were viewed as jihads and had to defend honor of the islams
two Byzantine missionaries
brothers Cyril and methodus
largest ethnic group in Russia
Slavs
Swedish Norsemen who plundered slavic villages in Russia
varaginians
established first ruling dynasty
rurik
river used as major route for Byzantine empire
dnieper
Al Razi and Ibn sina are best known for their knowledge in what field
medicine
most renowned Muslim poet
Omar khayyam
Muslims borrowed mathematical knowledge from
India
Muslim God
Allan
do Muslims believe in trinity
no
Judeo christian influenced Muhammad how?
belief in one God
sacred shrine in Mecca
kaaba
where Muhammad was born
Mecca
why Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca
feared it would hurt business of the black stone
Justinian code
preserved heritage of Roman legal system
did the Byzantines keep Roman heritage
political and legal structures– yes
cultural– no
justinians goal during reign
restore the greatness of the Roman Empire
city meeting place of east and west
constinantinople
Islam meaning
submission to Allah
Muslim meaning
submit to all ah
city where Muhammad became a spiritual military and political leader
medina
what is the Quran
record of Muhammad’s vision from Gabriel
Muslims pray and take pilgrimise to what city
Mecca
what was the main problem after Muhammad death
he didn’t appoint a successor
