Things We Want To Know - Byzantine & Islamic Empires

What term do we use to describe one of the twelve closest followers of Jesus who were among the first to help spread the ideas of Christianity?

• nomadic

• apostle

• disciple

• Jerusalem

What term is generally used to describe someone who learns & helps teach others about a set of ideas or beliefs?

• apostles

• disciples

• commandments

• followers

Who was Constantine?

• He was the Roman emperor who made Constantinople a glorious capital city.

• He was the Roman emperor who converted to Christianity.

• He was the Roman emperor who helped the Eastern Roman Empire (aka Byzantine) get rolling.

• All of these answers are correct.

Who was Herod the Great?

• He was the governor of Judea for a time while it was under Roman rule.

• He was a Jewish official chosen by the Romans to hopefully calm down tensions between Jewish people and the Roman government.

• He was a leader of Judea who was not well-liked by those he governed.

• All of these is correct.

What is Jerusalem?

• A city that is very important to Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

• A country in the Middle East

• A nickname for the Eastern Roman Empire

• A city that no longer exists

. List of 10 holy laws that Moses was given; important to Judaism, Christianity and Islam

• Ten Commandments

• Bill of Rights

• Bible

• Constitution

The holy book of Islam is called the

• Torah

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Vedas

Muhammad, who lived in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was persecuted for his new ideas and fled to the (relatively) nearby city of

• Jerusalem

• Babylon

• Rome

• Medina

The founding prophet of Islam is considered to be

• Muhammad

• Jesus

• David

• Moses

In which city did Muhammad live and have to flee when its leaders threatened him?

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• Medina

• Rome