Byzantine and Muslim Civilization

What are Caliphs?

• Muslim rulers who used their great wealth, from trade, to invest in science, math, and literature

• Islamic rulers who were powerful

• Roman rulers who were wealthy

• Muslim rulers who were mean and nasty

What is a caravan?

• a type of car that fit a lot of people

• traders who travel across the desert in large groups

• traders who liked camels

What is the Middle Ages?

• A time of great wealth

• the ages that your mom and dad are becoming

• Fall of Roman Empire in 479 C.E. to about 1500 C.E

Who was Justinian?

• One of the greatest Byzantine Emperors

• a terrible Byzantine Emperor

• A Roman Emperor

• A Muslim Emperor

What is the Quran?

• the Holy book for Christians

• the Holy book of Islam

• the Holy book for Romans

Who was Constantine?

• the ruler of Rome who moved to Byzantine and is also Christian

• the Ruler of Islam who was great

• the Ruler of Greece who helped many people

What are nomads?

• people who have no permanent home and move from place to place

• people who stay in one place for a long time

What is a schism?

• A split in the Christian church

• togetherness in the Christian church

What is a mosque?

• where Christians gather to worship

• where Muslims gather to worship

• where Jews gather to worship

What are sultans?

• Greek rulers who conquered land

• Roman rulers who conquered land

• Ottoman rulers who conquered most of Southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East