Chapter 7: The Classical Legacy in the East: Byzantium and Islam

Constantinople

________ fell to Ottoman Turks in 1453, marking the end of the Byzantine Empires reign which had lasted 1000 years.

Byzantine state

The ________ was an autocracy.

Seljuk Turks

________ were victorious over the Byzantines in 1071 and acquired Asia Minor.

Justinian

________ was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Eastern Church

The ________ practiced Orthodox Christianity.

Islamic civilizations

________ had large irrigation systems which made Iraq and Iran rich.

Empires bureaucracy

________ was made up of military and civilian officers.

Islam

Women in ________ had the right to inherit, own, and go on to manage property.