1. Byzantine Empire Key Vocabulary Important People Islam, Judaism, Christianity or All Basic Beliefs Important Places Islam’s Beginnings Potpourri 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400

2. He tried to restore the Roman Empire but is best known for his code of laws Justinian 100

3. A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water strait 100

4. People who practice Islam Muslims 100

5. Are monotheistic All 100

6. The key religious duties of every Muslim The Five Pillars of Islam 100

7. The cube shaped holy shrine of Islam Kaaba 100

8. The city where Islam began Mecca 100

9. The split between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches The Great Schism 200

10. A holy image such as a painting or statue. icon 200

11. Islam’s final prophet Muhammad 200

12. Believe Abraham, Jesus and Muhammad were holy prophets Islam 200

13. The main source of Islamic teaching Quran 200

14. A Muslim house of worship Mosque 200

15. Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina. The Hijra 200

16. The places Byzantine culture and Eastern Orthodox Christianity quickly spread to Eastern Europe and Russia 300

17. Nomadic herders and skilled warriors Bedouins 300

18. He was a traveler and trader who wrote a book all about his travels Ibn Battuta 300

19. Believe in a Messiah Judaism & Christianity 300

20. This provides specific rules of personal conduct for Muslims Sharia 300

21. Baghdad 300 Abbasid capital that was a center for the “golden age”

22. Sunnis and Shias 300 Muslims are divided into these two groups

23. The title of the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church Pope and Byzantine Emperor 400

24. People depended on these in such a hot, dry climate Oases 400

25. Justinian's wife Theodora 400 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?

26. Is the youngest of the three Islam 400

27. The Fifth Pillar Hajj 400

28. Muhammad is welcomed as it ruler 400 Medina

29. 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?

30. Abraham, Moses and Muhammad were these prophets 100

31. The large peninsula where Islam began Arabia 200

32. 300 15% Percentage of Muslims that are Shia

33. Arab mathematicians most significant contribution Creating symbols for our numbers 400