Chapter 10: Byzantine Empire

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  1. 3. A belief or principle of a group of people.
  2. 4. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire; defeated Muslims in Asia Minor. (Include Roman numerals)
  3. 6. The name given by the Romans to nomadic people that didn't participate in Roman culture.
  4. 9. Political and religious leader of Islamic areas.
  5. 11. Byzantine general under Justinian I.
  6. 12. The religion started by Muhammad.
  7. 13. (2wds) A compilation and simplification of Roman law.
  8. 14. (2wds) Byzantine riot where half of Constantinople was destroyed and many were killed.
  9. 16. A person who follows Islam.
  10. 18. Religious campaigns to free Jerusalem from Islamic rule.
  11. 21. A sacred Muslim city, where Muslim beliefs developed into Islam.
  12. 22. (3wds) Church under the leadership of the pope.
  13. 24. The capital city of the Byzantine Empire; later renamed Istanbul.
  14. 26. The group of Turks who conquered the Byzantine Empire.
  15. 27. A holy war fought for Islam; a spiritual striving.
  16. 28. The Islamic book of Muhammad's visions, written by his followers. (No apostrophe)
  17. 30. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire; reconquered land taken by the Persians and the barbarians.
  18. 31. A ruler of a Muslim country.
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  1. 1. (2wds) A peninsula in southeast Europe bordered by the Adriatic, Black, Aegean, and Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 2. A foreign soldier hired to fight for a country.
  3. 5. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire; strengthened the Byzantine Empire; known as the Bulgar Slayer (include Roman numerals)
  4. 7. (2wds) The Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
  5. 8. (2wds) A peninsula in southwest Asia between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
  6. 9. (3wds) Meeting that defined what Christians should believe about the Trinity.
  7. 10. Leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
  8. 15. (3wds) Church that developed from the Byzantine Empire.
  9. 16. Founder of Islam.
  10. 17. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire; created simpler laws for the people.
  11. 19. A sacred Muslim city where Muhammed traveled and took over.
  12. 20. Sacred image representing Christ, Mary, the saints, or other objects.
  13. 23. Word meaning "Right understanding," refers to people who agree on basic things about Christianity.
  14. 25. (2wds) A church in Constantinople known for its beauty.
  15. 29. (2wds) A disease that killed 1/3 of the people in Europe.
  16. 30. An open-air stadium used for chariot racing.