Ch. 13-15 Test Review
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| 238692200 | Caesaropapism | The emperor not only ruled as a secular lord, but also played a prominent role in ecclesiastical affairs. | 0 | |
| 238692201 | Hagia Sophia | Cathedral with a massive dome structure. | 1 | |
| 238692202 | Justinian | Most important Byzantine emperor, known as the "sleepless emperor" because of his hard work. Developed a code of Roman imperial law. | 2 | |
| 238692203 | Bulgars | Central Asian peoples. | 3 | |
| 238692204 | Basil II | Known as the "Bulgar slayer". Byzantine emperor. | 4 | |
| 238692205 | Greek Fire | A devastating incendiary weapon compound of lime, sulfur, and petroleum. | 5 | |
| 238692206 | Theme System | Gave an imperial province to a general, who had responsibility for military, administration and defense. | 6 | |
| 238692207 | Bezant | Byzantium's gold coin, also standard currency throughout the Mediterranean Basin. | 7 | |
| 238692208 | Pillar Saints | A type of Christian ascetic who, in the early days of the Byzantine empire, stood on pillars, preaching and praying. | 8 | |
| 238692209 | Hippodrome | A circus arena, featured in the center of Constantinople. Many chariot events took place there. | 9 | |
| 238692210 | Council of Nicea | Caused the split between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches (East and West Churches) | 10 | |
| 238692211 | Iconoclasm | The deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments | 11 | |
| 238692212 | St. Augustine | Bishop of Hippo. Converted to Christianity after becoming disillusioned with Hellenistic philosophy and Manichaeans. Made Christianity an intellectually respectable alternative to Hellenistic philosophy | 12 | |
| 238692213 | 1054 | The patriarch and the pope excommunicated each other, each refusing to recognize the other's church properly Christian | 13 | |
| 238692214 | Battle of Manzikert | Battle in Anatolia in 1071 C.E. between the Byzantines and the Saljuqs; the Saljuqs won and it caused the Byzantines to lose their source of grain, wealth, and military forces | 14 | |
| 238692215 | Battle of Constantinople | Was sacked by the crusaders in 1204; Byzantine forces recaptured the capital 1261; the empire never fully recovered | 15 | |
| 238692216 | Seljugs | Seized much of Anatolia by late 12th Century | 16 | |
| 238692217 | Ottomans | Germanic peoples that renamed Constantinople to Istanbul. | 17 | |
| 238692218 | Kiev | Established firm, Caesaropapist control over the Russian Orthodox Church. Served as religious barrier. | 18 | |
| 238692219 | Islam | To surrender. Faith developed by Muhammad of Mecca. | 19 | |
| 238692220 | Five Pillars | Muslims must acknowledge Allah as the only god and Muhammad as his prophet. Pray to Allah daily while facing Mecca. Observe fasting during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan. Contribute alms for the relief of the weak and poor. Make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca. | 20 | |
| 238692221 | Hijra | Muhammad flees to Yathrib (Medina) 622 CE | 21 | |
| 238692222 | Muhammad | Prophet who came about by Bedouin herders. Founder of Islam. Started out as a merchant. | 22 | |
| 238692223 | Mecca | Home to Ka 'Ba, Muhammad was born here, later conquered. | 23 | |
| 238692224 | Umayyads | Most prominent of Meccan merchant clans. Conquered the dar al-Islam. | 24 | |
| 238692225 | Abbasid | Over threw the Umayyads, rebel clan. | 25 | |
| 238692226 | Caliph | "Deputy" | 26 | |
| 238692227 | Al Andalis | Conquered territory, by Muslims. Area located in Spain. | 27 | |
| 238692228 | Cordoba | Capital of Al Andalis: roads, free schooling, big library and mosque. | 28 | |
| 238692229 | Dar al-Islam | House of Islam, place where Muslims could worship. | 29 | |
| 238692230 | Quran | Teachings of Muhammad complied into a book. | 30 | |
| 238692231 | Ulama | People with much religious knowledge. | 31 | |
| 238692232 | Harun al Rashid | Ruler during the high point of Abbasid dynasty, gave lavish gifts to his favorites, liberal support for artists and writers, and gave money to the poor. | 32 | |
| 238692233 | Caravanserais | Roadside inns. | 33 | |
| 238692234 | al Ghazali | Major thinker from Persia, impossible to intellectually comprehend Allah. | 34 | |
| 238692235 | Madrasas | A building or group of buildings used for teaching Islamic, usually including a mosque. | 35 | |
| 238692236 | Vietnam | Huge commercial city with relations to China. | 36 | |
| 238692237 | Nara Japan | Capital of China moved to in 710 | 37 | |
| 238692238 | Neo Confucianism | Song emperors did not persecute Buddhists. Confucianism blended with Buddhism to form Neo-Confucianism | 38 |
