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History
8th Grade
01/18/2010

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Constantinople
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located in a natural crossroads of trade
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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Byzantines recorded and saved their knowledge (2)
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Muslim traders
Definition
helped to quickly spread Islam
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one god (monotheism)
Definition
shared belief of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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algebra
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modern subject created by Islamic scholars
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Justinian's Code
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collection of best Roman laws
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prayer 5 times
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each day facing Mecca - Muslims do this
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Sunnis and Shiites
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schism about caliph caused 2 groups to form
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Theodora
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helped Justinian rule
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Istanbul
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modern name for Constantinople
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schism
Definition
split - usually in religion
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mosque
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Muslim house of worship
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peninsula
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geographic location of Constantinople- surrounded on 3 sides by water
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patriarch
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leader of Greek Orthodox Christian Church
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excommunicate
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to "kick out" of the church
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icons
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sacred images that caused the schism of 1054
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caliph
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leader of Islamic religion
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Mecca
Definition
holiest city of Islam
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Kabah
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holy shrine in Mecca
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Muhammad
Definition
prophet and founder of Islam
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Muslims
Definition
followers of Islam
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Koran
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holy book of Islam
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Allah
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name for God in Islam
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Bedouins
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Arabian nomads who help Islam spread
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gold, salt, slaves
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3 West African trade items
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Mansa Musa
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brought Islam to Mali
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Bantu
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people who had biggest impact on Africa before the Muslims
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Timbuktu
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important center of learning and trade in Mali
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Sahara
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largest desert in Africa and the world
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Aztecs
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settled in Valley of Mexico; used chinampas
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Incas
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settled high in Andes Mountains of South America
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Mayas
Definition
used slash-and-burn agriculture
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Europeans (Spanish)
Definition
came to Meso-America for gold, land, and trade
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appeasement
Definition
European policy toward Hitler at start of WWII
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Great Depression
Definition
Hitler and Mussolini used this event to get into power
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Japanese Americans
Definition
racist US policy sent them to "relocation camps"
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USA
Definition
neutral at start but built up military and sold arms to Allies
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Atomic Bombs
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caused Japanese to surrender
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Holocaust
Definition
slaughter of Jews by the Nazis
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Pearl Harbor
Definition
sneak attack here caused USA to join WWII
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Atlantic Charter
Definition
plan for after WWII to avoid mistakes made after WWI
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D-Day
Definition
gave Allies a foothold in Europe and chance to attack Germany
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island hopping
Definition
Allied military campaign in the Pacific
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Nazi
Definition
member of National Socialist German Workers' Party
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kamikazes
Definition
suicidal Japanese pilots
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appeasement
Definition
giving in to aggression to avoid war
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June 6, 1944
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D-Day invasion of Normandy
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May 8, 1945
Definition
VE Day (Victory in Europe)
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August 6, 1945
Definition
"Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima
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September 1, 1939
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German invasion of Poland
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December 7, 1941
Definition
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
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August 9, 1945
Definition
"Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki
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August 14, 1945
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Japan surrenders
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October 29, 1929
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"Black Tuesday" start of Great Depression
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Definition
US President during most of WWII
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Winston Churchill
Definition
leader of Britain during WWII
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Adolf Hitler
Definition
Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII
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Benito Mussolini
Definition
Fascist dictator of Italy
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Josef Stalin
Definition
dictator of Soviet Union
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General Tojo
Definition
military dictator and real leader of Japan
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Axis Powers (3)
Definition
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Allied Powers (4)
Definition
Britain, Soviet Union, France, USA
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WWII Causes (4)
Definition
Treaty of Versailles, Great Depression, policy of appeasement, rise of dictators
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Italy
Definition
first country to surrender in WWII
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blitzkrieg
Definition
"lightning war"
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radar
Definition
technology that helped Britain during the Battle of Britain
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invading the Soviet Union
Definition
Hitler's big mistake
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Mein Kampf
Definition
Hitler's book written while he was in prison
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D - Day
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also known as Operation Overlord
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Harry Truman
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pres. after FDR - ordered Atom bomb drop
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Dunkirk
Definition
"miracle" that Hitler ordered a halt when the Nazis had the British trapped at the English Channel
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