The Byzantine Empire

Byzantium: The New Rome (Links to an external site.)
The Heraclian and Isaurian Dynasties (Links to an external site.)
The Late Byzantine Empire (Links to an external site.)

Chap 10
1. Descibe what life was like for the Bedouin as nomad-pastoralists? How would pre-Islam Bedouin religion be described?
2. Detail examples of the legal status of most women before Islam?  What are the  Five Pillars and which of the Five Pillars marked one’s conversion to Islam?-
3. What is the significance of the Constitution of Medina? How is Muhammad’s character described? What is the significance of Muhammad being ummi?
4. What was the Hijra in 622 CE? What was the political status of Arabia in 632 CE?
5. How did the Abbasids claim power after the Umayyad dynasty? How did the Abbassids promote political stability in the Middle East?
6. Describe the Islamic Golden Age?
7. What caused the split between Sunnis and Shi’as? What contributed to the Caliphates’ quick rise to power?