Byzantine Empire Key Vocabulary Important People Islam, Judaism, Christianity or All Basic Beliefs Important Places Islam’s Beginnings Potpourri
He tried to restore the Roman Empire but is best known for his code of laws Justinian 100
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water strait 100
People who practice Islam Muslims 100
Are monotheistic All 100
The key religious duties of every Muslim The Five Pillars of Islam 100
The cube shaped holy shrine of Islam Kaaba 100
The city where Islam began Mecca 100
The split between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches The Great Schism 200
A holy image such as a painting or statue. icon 200
Islam’s final prophet Muhammad 200
Believe Abraham, Jesus and Muhammad were holy prophets Islam 200
The main source of Islamic teaching Quran 200
A Muslim house of worship Mosque 200
Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina. The Hijra 200
The places Byzantine culture and Eastern Orthodox Christianity quickly spread to Eastern Europe and Russia 300
Nomadic herders and skilled warriors Bedouins 300
He was a traveler and trader who wrote a book all about his travels Ibn Battuta 300
Believe in a Messiah Judaism & Christianity 300
This provides specific rules of personal conduct for Muslims Sharia 300
Baghdad 300 Abbasid capital that was a center for the “golden age”
Sunnis and Shias 300 Muslims are divided into these two groups
The title of the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church Pope and Byzantine Emperor 400
People depended on these in such a hot, dry climate Oases 400
Justinian's wife Theodora 400 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
Is the youngest of the three Islam 400
The Fifth Pillar Hajj 400
Muhammad is welcomed as it ruler 400 Medina
The 3 main reasons the Arab/ Muslim empire expanded so rapidly The Persian/Byzantine empires decline; The ability of Muslim warriors and Religious toleration 400 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
Abraham, Moses and Muhammad were these prophets 100
The large peninsula where Islam began Arabia 200
300 15% Percentage of Muslims that are Shia
Arab mathematicians most significant contribution Creating symbols for our numbers 400