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6 Hist Ch 10 BJU HS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 cities considered sacred by Muslims | -Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina |
| 1453 | -The fall of the Byzantine empire |
| Apostles | -Early leaders of the church |
| Arabian peninsula | a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf |
| Balkan peninsula | A large peninsula in southern Europe bounded by the Black, Aegean, and Adriatic seas. |
| Barbarian | A nomadic person who did not speak Greek or Latin and who did not adopt Roman culture |
| Barbarians | -Easily invaded the Western Roman empire after the capitol was moved from Rome to Constantinople |
| Belsarius | Defended the emperor in the hippodrome |
| Biblical truth | -Each member if the trinity has an important role to play in providing salvation; -People can have assurance of eternity in heaven because Christ fully paid the price for sins by His death and resurrection |
| Black death | A fatal disease spread by fleas |
| Constantinople | -Protected by water and high cliffs on the three sides and high walls |
| Constantinople | Capital of the Byzantine Empire |
| Contributions missionaries made to the Byzantine empire during the golden age | -Standardized the language, laws, and political patterns of the people |
| Edict of Milan | -Made Christianity legal |
| Heraclius | -Reformed the army by firing the mercenary soldiers and training Byzantine peasants for the army |
| Hippodrome | An open-air stadium for sporting and social events |
| Islam | -The god of Islam is not triune God like the God of Christianity (3 in 1 ); Teaches that a person is not guaranteed an eternity in heaven by being a Muslim. -A Muslim's eternity depends on whether Allah will be merciful to him or not. |
| Jerusalem | A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews. |
| Jihad | A holy war fought for the cause of Islam |
| Justinian I | The emperor who had the Roman laws simplified but left the empire financially ruined |
| Lasting contribution of the Byzantine empire | -Scholars preserved Greek learning, philosophy and literature |
| Leo III | -The emperor who ordered the destruction of religious icons |
| Leo III defeated Muslim attack on Constantinople | -Plague, cold winter, and Greek fire |
| Mecca | the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace |
| Medina | the second holiest city; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca |
| Mercenary | A foreign soldier paid by the government |
| Muhammad | Had revelations and beliefs that developed into the religion of Islam |
| Muslim | -A person who follows Islam |
| Nika revolt | -Began because the people were tired of Justinian's heavy taxes to finance buildings and projects |
| Ottomans | -The Turks who conquered all of the Byzantine empire |
| Pilgrimage | A sacred journey |
| Purpose of the Crusades | -To free Jerusalem from Islamic rule |
| Qu'ran | -The revelations of Muhammad were compiled into this by His followers |
| religious Icons | -Sacred Images that represent Christ, saints and other sacred objects |
| Sultan | The ruler of the ottomans |
| What belief do Protestant Christians and the Eastern Orthodox agree on? | -God is the trinity |
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Mrs_CC
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