Chapter 6: The Byzantine & Islamic Empires

Section 1 Objectives:

1) Explain why Constantinople became the “New Rome”

2) List the factors that led the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches to split.

Section 1 Quiz:

1) List four titles that were given to the city of Constantinople.

2) What Byzantine emperor sought to restore the greatness of the Roman Empire by extending the

boundaries of the Byzantine Empire to their greatest extent?

3) What is the name to the organized church that developed within the Byzantine Empire?

4) What decorative art did Byzantine artists create by using tiny pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or

plaster?

5) What is the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural structure?

Section 2 Objectives:

1) Briefly discuss the significant men and events in the early history of the Russian State.

Section 2 Quiz:

1) What ethnic group played a major role in establishing the early Russian state?

2) What city became the center of the early Russian State?

3) What Russian ruler adopted the Eastern Orthodox Church as the official religion of the Russian State?

4) What two Byzantine missionaries developed a written language for th Slavic people of Russia?

5) Under whose leadership did the city of Kiev and the eary Russian state reach the height of its power and

prestige?

Section 3 Objectives:

1) Give a brief history of Islam’s beginning..

Section 3 Quiz:

1) What name is given to the Arab nomads who roam the desert in search of pastureland and water?

2) Who claimed to be the last and greatest of the prophets of Allah?

3) What became the holy city of the Islamic Faith? What is the sacred shrine in that city?

4) What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

5) What is the name for the local Muslim place of worship?

1) At what place and in what year did Octavian defeat Antony in the Third Civil War?