HIST 1001 Chapter : Chapter 8 Questions And Answers
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The roman educational system was replaced in byzantium, resulting in a general decline in learning and the monopoly of the church on culture and thought. The term "middle ages" refers to the period between the ancient and modern civilizations from about the fifth to the fifteenth centuries. Membership in the islamic community depended on ethnicity. During ramadan, muslims must fast between sunset and sunrise. Which of the following was not a characteristic of byzantium under the macedonian dynasty? increased cooperation with rome and the west. Vladimir the great consolidated kievan rus and forced the population to convert to orthodox. Muhammad set up an independent community in medina that was strictly regulated politically and religiously. Byzantium finally collapsed in 1071, when the seljuk turks captured the emperor in battle. The military organization of the byzantine empire included the creation of military districts called themes that acted as buffer territories in outlying provinces.
