Spread of Christianity and Islam in the Middle Ages

In AD 33, Jesus taught, was crucified and reported raised from the dead around the city of _______________________.

• Jerusalem

• Alexandria

• Antioch

• Mecca

In AD 392, the Roman Empire declared Christianity as the official religion under Emperor ________________________.

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Nero

The Great Schism of 1054 divided the Christian Church between the Roman Catholic in the ________ and the _________ Orthodox.

• West; Eastern

• East; Western

• South; Eastern

• North; Western

Early Christian leaders who had been chosen by Jesus to spread his message. (choose the best answer)

• Apostle

• Disciple

• Schisms

• Martyr

A separation created by various factors.

• Schism

• Apostle

• Persecution

• Illegal

In AD 570, __________________ was born in Mecca and went on to be the founder of Islam.

• Muhammed

• Buddha

• Jesus

• Ghandi

By AD 633, most of _____________ was united under Muslim Rule.

• Arabia

• Asia

• Persia

• India

Through the spread of Islam to the North, the ______________ in Europe would feel threatened by the Arab Empires.

• Byzantines

• Persians

• Greeks

• British

The __________ Sea served as a vital trade route and for the spread of Islam to Africa.

• Red

• Black

• Persian

• Mediterranean

The _______________ was a vital trade route for Arabs to trade with India.

• Arabian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea