The Byzantines and Islam

Why did Emperor Diocletian divide the Roman Empire into two sections

• Pressure from constant attacks by Germanic Tribes and the Huns

• Pressure from the French army

• The Macedonian conquest of Greece

• The Peloponnesian War

______________ Legalized Christianity and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium

Why was Constantinople​ a vital city ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Crossroads of Europe and Asia
• Major center for trade
• Silks and Spices from the east
• Launching point for the First crusade
• They controlled the Holy Land of Canaan
• It was close to the Germans

Why was the Eastern Roman Empire more oriented towards Greek culture than Western Rome?

• Because Constantinople was in Greece/Macedonia

• Because they thought the Greeks were cool

• The Greek conquest of Troy

• Not this one. DO NOT pick this answer

Match the following Justinian Code of Law

• Legal opinions

• The Novella

• New laws passed after 534AD

• The institutes

• 5000 Roman Laws

• The Code

• Law school textbook

• The Digest

What are the THREE Semitic religions

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Zoroastrian

• Hinduism

___________ is the Patriarch of the three Semitic religions and links them together

Match the five pillars

• Fast from first light to sundown

• Faith

• All wealth belongs to God

• Prayer

• Pray 5 times daily facing Mecca

• Hajj

• only one God and Mohammed is his prophet

• Fasting

• Visit the Ka'Bah in Mecca

• Charity

What is the significance of the Dome of the Rock

• Muslims believe Mohammed made a journey to heaven here

• This is where Dwayne the Rock Johnson defeated Hulk Hogan for the title

• This is where Jesus was crucified

• This is where Abraham Took his son to be sacrificed

Why can't the Qur'an/Koran be translated from Arabic

• because no alive can read Arabic

• it is considered to be perfect and therefore untranslatable

• God said not to