Byzantine Empire & Ancient Arabia 2014
- 1.Nomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula; culture based on camel and goat nomadism; early converts to Islam.
- A.
Pilgrams
- B.
Hajjis
- C.
Bedouins
- D.
Caliphs
- 2.The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- A.
Allah
- B.
Koran / Quran
- C.
Caliph
- D.
Torah
- 3.The monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
- A.
Islam
- B.
Judaism
- C.
Christiany
- D.
Hinduism
- 4.The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian.
- A.
The Mousque
- B.
Hagia Sophia
- C.
Dome of the Rock
- D.
The Temple of the Lanferfreaks
- 5.An instrument invented by Muslims that is used to determine direction by figuring out the position of the stars.
- A.
Compass
- B.
Star gazer
- C.
Caliph
- D.
Astrolabe
- 6.Belief in Allah, prayer 5 times a day, fasting during Rammalan, charity, pilgrimage to Mecca (greater hage)
- A.
Hagia Sophia
- B.
The 5 jihads
- C.
The 5 pillars of Islam
- D.
Parts of the New Testament
- 7.The prophet and founder of Islam
- A.
Sidharta
- B.
Confucious
- C.
Muhammed
- D.
Jesus
- 8.A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
- A.
Nomad
- B.
Jihadist
- C.
Caliph
- D.
Pilgram
- 9.A follower of Islam, means "one who has submitted;
- A.
Nomad
- B.
Mosque
- C.
Caliph
- D.
Muslim
- 10.A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
- A.
Designate
- B.
Caliph
- C.
Consul
- D.
Jihadist
- 11.Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruled by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code
- A.
Constantine
- B.
Justinian
- C.
Theodora
- D.
Saladin
- 12.A conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon
- A.
Mural
- B.
Fresco
- C.
Rococo
- D.
Icon
- 13.A large and important Christian church
- A.
Chapel
- B.
Cathedral
- C.
Mosque
- D.
Temple
- 14.A group of people traveling together for mutual protection, often with pack animals such as camels
- A.
A caravan
- B.
A caliph
- C.
A dromedary
- D.
A bactrian
- 15.The wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt.
- A.
Belfloweris
- B.
Catherine the Great
- C.
Theodora
- D.
Joan of Arc
- 16.A journey to a shrine or other holy place for spiritual and devotional reasons
- A.
a caravan
- B.
A caliph
- C.
An astrolabe
- D.
a pilgrimage
- 17.A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation
- A.
A wadi
- B.
A cenote
- C.
An oasis
- D.
A mesa
- 18.Muslim name for the one and only God
- A.
Buddha
- B.
Muhammed
- C.
Allah
- D.
Jesus
- 19.(Islam) a Muslim place of worship
- A.
Cathedral
- B.
Chapel
- C.
Mosque
- D.
Temple
- 20.A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine.
- A.
Mosque
- B.
Ka'ba
- C.
Caliph
- D.
Oasis
- 21.The body of Roman civil law collected and organized by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian around A.D. 534
- A.
Twelve Tables
- B.
Justinian's Code
- C.
Hammurabi's Code
- D.
The Zip Code
- 22.A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal.
- A.
Hajj
- B.
Ka'ba
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Jihad
- 23.The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime.
- A.
Hajj
- B.
Caliph
- C.
Hasni
- D.
Caravan
- 24.an ancient Greek stadium used for horse and chariot racing
- A.
Colosseum
- B.
Forum
- C.
Hippodrome
- D.
Hagia Sophia
- 25.Capital city of the Byzantine Empire
- A.
Mecca
- B.
Constantinoble
- C.
Medina
- D.
Jerusalem
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