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| The riot that threatened to topple the emperor Justinian from power in 532 was the: |
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| One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine empire was the preservation of Roman law, known as the |
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| Under this Roman emperor's influence, Christianity became the official religion of the Byzantine and Roman Empires: |
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| It was called New Rome by its founder, emperor Constantine; but everyone called it: |
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| Objects used by the Eastern Orthodox Church and held in great reverence - part of the reason for the argument between it and the Roman Catholic Church: |
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| They originated in Asia, adopted Islam and swept in to defeat the Byzantine army in 1071, leading to the Crusades: |
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| Began after a desperate call for help from the Byzantine emperor in 1071 to fight the Seljuk Turks |
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| With his brother Methodius, this Byzantine Christian missionary gave written language to early peoples of Russia |
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| Hometown of Muhammad, now a holy city of Islam: |
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| They were the final conquerors of Constantinople in 1453 |
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| Arguments over the authority of the pope; marriage for priests, and icons led to this great schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and: |
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| Great advances in medicine, health care, sciences and mathematics were all made by this civilization: |
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| City of flight for Mohammad and his followers after leaving Mecca: |
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| Nomadic peoples of the Middle East whose lives have changed little over the centuries: |
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