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What alphabet based on the Greek was
used to translate the Bible into Slavonic and now is used by languages such as
Russian and Bulgarian?      

What alphabet based on the Greek was used to translate the Bible into Slavonic and now is used by languages such as Russian and Bulgarian?

Cyrillic

Cyrillic

What events marked the beginning and end
of the Middle Ages?

What events marked the beginning and end of the Middle Ages?

The fall of the Roman Empire (476) and the discovery
of America (1492)     

The fall of the Roman Empire (476) and the discovery of America (1492)

Who was the last emperor to rule over both parts of the Roman Empire?      

Who was the last emperor to rule over both parts of the Roman Empire?

Theodosius

Theodosius

What other name is also given to the
Eastern Roman Empire?      
What other name is also given to the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
What is the term for the emperor of the
Byzantine Empire, whose power was theocratic with a political and religious
control over his subjects?





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What is the term for the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, whose power was theocratic with a political and religious control over his subjects?
Basileus

Basileus

In the Byzantine empire, the strategos
or military governor was responsible for each province, who wasalso called...     
In the Byzantine empire, the strategos or military governor was responsible for each province, who was also called...
Theme
Theme
Christianity was broken, but what is the
term for the division of the Church into two branches: Catholic and Orthodox?      
Christianity was broken, but what is the term for the division of the Church into two branches: Catholic and Orthodox?
      East-West Schism
East-West Schism
Which is the most important building of Byzantine art in Constantinople?      
Which is the most important building of Byzantine art in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

What is the term for the wood images in
the altars of Byzantine churches and whose rejection led to the iconoclastic
crisis?      
What is the term for the wood images in the altars of Byzantine churches and whose rejection led to the iconoclastic crisis?
Icons

Icons

What Arabic term is interpreted as
"holy war" to spread Islam, and means a defensive war or a war
against sin?
What Arabic term is interpreted as "holy war" to spread Islam, and means a defensive war or a war against sin?
  
What is the term for Muhammad's escape
from Mecca (his hometown) to Medina?
What is the term for Muhammad's escape from Mecca (his hometown) to Medina?
Hegira

Hegira

What is the term for the majority branch
of Islam, which accepts the "sunnah" or tradition?      
What is the term for the majority branch of Islam, which accepts the "sunnah" or tradition?
      Sunni
Sunni
Which is the branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad's proper successor as Caliph was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib?
Which is the branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad's proper successor as Caliph was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib?
Shiite
Shiite
Which is the holy
book of Islam?
Which is the holy book of Islam?
Quran

Quran

What is the name for the Carolingian
province located in the south of the Pyrenees, which was the origin of the
Catalan counties?      
What is the name for the Carolingian province located in the south of the Pyrenees, which was the origin of the Catalan counties?
Spanish March
Spanish March