Byzantine Empire Key Figures and Events

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Great Schism

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Split between Christianity into east and west

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Justinian

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Byzantine emperor

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Hagia Sophia

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Church built by Justinian

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Empress Theodora

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Byzantine empress, fought for women's rights

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Ottoman Turks

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Conquered Constantinople in 1453

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New religious faith of Arab tribes in the 600s

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Islam

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Islam's most important prophet

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Muhammad

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Holy book of Islam

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Qu'ran

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Mecca

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Holiest city in Islam

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Where Muslims pray

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