Byzantine & Islam Quiz Review

Justinian's most important contribution was

• building the Hagia Sophia

• developing Justinian's code of law

• creation of Cyrillic alphabet

• building St. Basil's cathedral

What became the capital of the eastern empire because of its location and easily defendable peninsula?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Moscow

• Kiev Rus

What is a schism?

• separation

• icon

• heresy

• unification

Byzantine culture preserved what two cultures?

• Roman and Persian

• Greek and Persian

• Greek and Roman

• American and Mexican

Who conquered the Byzantine empire?

• Seljuk Turks

• Persians

• Macedonians

• Ottoman Turks

All of the following are holy cities in Islam EXCEPT

• Baghdad

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

What is the name of this?

• Dome of the Rock

• Blue Mosque

• Hagia Sophia

• Chora Church

What ended the political unity of the Muslim Empire?

• Invasion by the Ottoman Turks and Mongols

• Invasion by the Persians destroyed the Kaaba.

• Disagreement over who would lead the empire.

• Disagreement over which city would be capital of the empire.

Muslim's visit this structure during the hajj.

• Dome of the Rock

• well at Zamzam

• Solomon's Temple

• Kaaba

Which battle marked the end of the spread of Islam into Europe?

• Tours

• Umayyad

• Baghdad

• Crusades