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Review Questions Byzantine Empire thru Meso-America

Review Questions Byzantine Empire thru Meso-America. Why did the Western Roman Empire decline? *Name at least one reason*. Size – it was too big to run Military – no longer loyal to Rome Moral decay Civil wars weakened Rome Invasions. Constantine’s important for?.

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Review Questions Byzantine Empire thru Meso-America

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  1. Review Questions Byzantine Empire thru Meso-America

  2. Why did the Western Roman Empire decline? *Name at leastone reason*

  3. Size – it was too big to run • Military – no longer loyal to Rome • Moral decay • Civil wars weakened Rome • Invasions

  4. Constantine’s important for?

  5. Legalized Christianity and moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople

  6. Capital of the Byzantine Empire?

  7. Constantinople

  8. Geographical advantages to Constantinople?

  9. Easily protected, away from Germanic invasions, crossroads of trade, close to Silk Road, and great harbor

  10. Great Byzantine Emperor?

  11. Justinian

  12. At least one ccomplishment made by Justinian?

  13. Reconquered former Roman territories, code of laws (Justinian’s Code), and expanded trade

  14. Religious images (used by Byzantine empire)

  15. Icon

  16. Language spoken by most people of the Byzantine Empire?

  17. Greek

  18. Great Byzantine domed Church?

  19. Hagia Sophia

  20. Religious division or split of the Eastern and Western churches?

  21. Great Schism

  22. What factors caused the schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Church (Orthodox)?

  23. Language (Latin v. Greek), celibacy (yes v. no), icon controversy, pope v. patriarch

  24. Missionary who spread Christianity to eastern Europe and developed an alphabet?

  25. Cyril

  26. Where did Islam begin?

  27. Arabian Peninsula, Mecca, and Medina

  28. Who is the prophet of Islam?

  29. Muhammad

  30. What is the Islamic holy book?

  31. Quran/Koran

  32. What are the duties of Muslims?

  33. Five Pillars

  34. What caused the Sunni-Shi’a Islamic Divide?

  35. Debate over who was the successor to Muhammad

  36. The west African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai traded what?

  37. Gold and salt

  38. Language of Muslims?

  39. Arabic

  40. Muslims were defeated here preventing the spread of Islam into Europe?

  41. Battle of Tours

  42. Muslim contributions?

  43. Mosaics, Arabic, number system including zero, algebra, medicine, and geography

  44. Land given to a vassal in exchange for loyalty?

  45. Fief

  46. Political and military system in which nobles entered arrangements with other lords in exchange for protection?

  47. Feudalism

  48. Manors were expected to be able to meet all needs meaning they were?

  49. Self-sufficient

  50. Peasants during feudal times that were bound to the land?

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