Religions, the Byzantine Empire & the Muslim World

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  1. 2. The founder of Islam.
  2. 3. This is the Muslim holy book and is considered to be the true word of God only in its original Arabic version.
  3. 8. Leader of the Byzantine Empire whose most lasting contribution was his law code.
  4. 10. Name for leaders of Islam after the death of Muhammad.
  5. 11. Nirvana is achieved by following this code of behavior in Buddhism.
  6. 12. In Arabic, this means "God."
  7. 15. The fact that Muslim scholars studied eclipses of the planets in orbit, plotted the rotation of the planets in orbit around the sun, & calculated the circumference of the earth to within a few thousand feet showed that they were skilled in which field of study?
  8. 16. He improved the Muslim world & was given the nicknames "the Law Giver" and "the Magnificent".
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  1. 1. Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christian church.
  2. 4. The Founder of Judaism.
  3. 5. How historians refer to the vast Muslim territories of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughals.
  4. 6. The basic beliefs of Islam.
  5. 7. The name for the split in the Christian church in 1054 between the Roman Catholic church in the west & the Eastern Orthodox church in the east.
  6. 9. Sect/division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
  7. 13. The founder of Christianity.
  8. 14. Leader of the Catholic Church.
  9. 15. Islamic civilization experienced a golden age under this dynasty.
  10. 17. Muslims are to pray facing this holy city.