Unit 5: Byzantine & Islamic Empires

The Ottoman Turks helped bring about the decline of...

• the Byzantine Empire

• the Islamic Empires

• BOTH the Byzantine and Islamic Empires

• NEITHER

On what point would the iconoclasts agree with the Muslims?

• That there is no god but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet

• That we should not use human figures in art

• That Jesus is the Son of God

• That Constantinople is the holiest city

This building is known as...

• Dome of the Rock

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Blue Mosque

• Hagia Sophia

The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate was _______________ while the Abbasids moved the capital to _____________________.

• Baghdad / Damascus

• Damascus / Baghdad

• Baghdad / Jerusalem

• Jerusalem / Baghdad

Who helped keep alive Greek learning (to some degree)?

• Byzantine Empire

• Islamic Empires

• BOTH

• NEITHER

One Thousand and One Nights is a classic work of literature from the...

• Anglo-Saxons

• Byzantines

• Franks

• Muslims

Beowulf is a classic work of literature from the...

• Anglo-Saxons

• Byzantines

• Franks

• Muslims

What is the correct order of Frankish kings (from first to last)?

• Charles Martel, Charlemagne, Clovis, Pepin

• Clovis, Charles Martel, Charlemagne, Pepin

• Pepin, Clovis, Charles Martel, Charlemagne

• Clovis, Charles Martel, Pepin, Charlemagne

Whose name (in part) means "the Hammer"?

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Pepin

Whose name (in part) means "the Great"?

• Charles Martel

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Pepin