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Axum
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An old Christian kingdom in modern day Ethiopia. Sided with the Byzantines against the Persians.
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Battle of Manzikert
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1071 C.E., broke Byzantine resistance and allowed Turks to begin to move into Anatolia.
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Fourth Crusade
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1204 C.E. and resulted in the sack of Constantinople by the Latin Christians
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Constantine
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Founded Constantinople, was the first Christian Roman Emperor
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Theodosius the Great
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Made Nicene Christianity the official state religion of Roman Empire. After his death, the Roman Empire split into East and West.
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Justinian
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Tried to rebuild the Roman Empire. Rome was slightly rebuilt, and under his reign, Byzantine culture grew and the Hagia Sophia was completed.
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Heraclius
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Deposed Phocas and fought the Persians. His weakening of the Persian Empire led to its collapse and defeat by the Islamic caliphs
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Ardashir I
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Founded the Sassanid Empire, which lasted until overthrown by the the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century
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Jahiliyyah
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Ignorance of the guidance of God, specifically the condition of pre-Islamic Arabia
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