7. which was not an important advance made by the maya:
-deviced and accurate map of the world.
8. what was justinian code:
-a single, consistent set of laws for the byzantine empire.
9. which describes what theodora achieved as justinian´s most trusted adviser:
-getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women.
10. what caused the christian church to divide into two branches- the eastern orthodox church and the catholic church: -differences in language, liturgy, and views on religious icons.
11. what was a result of the work done by the monks cyril and methodius: - orthodox christianity spread to slavic cultures.
12. which is true about byzantine culture:
-it was a blend of greco-roman and persian culture.
13. which was not a major accomplishment of byzantine culture:
-the reconstruction of moscow
14. which group invaded the slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century:
-varangians
15. what did vladimir, prince of kiev, do in 988 to unify his people: - he converted to orthodox christianity
16. what is the name of the book in which muhammad ´s words and teaching were collected:
-quran
17. what is the hajj:
-the pilgrimage to mecca that all muslims must undertake if possible
18. which accurately describes islamic belief:
-muhammad is god´s only prophet.
19. what happened to islam after the death of muhammad:
-it was practiced by only few people in small parts of the world
20. which region shows the extent of islamic territory 100 years after muhhamed´s death:
-egypt, mesopotamia, persia.(b)
21. which led to the division between sunni and shia following the death of muhammed:
-conflict over who should be the caliph
22. the muslims achieved many spectacular advances, which was not one of them:
-they created the justinian´s code.
